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As of close of business last night, Becton Dickinson & Co’s stock clocked out at $196.63, down -1.29% from its previous closing price of $199.2. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.29 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.29 million shares were traded. BDX stock price reached its highest trading level at $198.78 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $196.37.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of BDX’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 68.82 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 22.10. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.62 and its Current Ratio is at 1.10. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.76 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.69.
Piper Sandler Downgraded its Overweight to Neutral on May 02, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $185.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 11 ’25 when HAYES GREGORY bought 5,250 shares for $191.57 per share. The transaction valued at 1,005,742 led to the insider holds 6,046 shares of the business.
Fraser Claire sold 863 shares of BDX for $165,955 on Aug 08 ’25. The Director now owns 23,143 shares after completing the transaction at $192.30 per share. On Aug 08 ’25, another insider, Fraser Claire, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 863 shares for $192.21 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, BDX now has a Market Capitalization of 56359469056 and an Enterprise Value of 74943561728. As of this moment, Becton’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 35.36, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.23. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.58. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.64 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.21. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.504 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.662.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BDX is 0.27, which has changed by -0.16816145 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13054323 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BDX has reached a high of $251.99, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $163.33. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 9.15%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.90%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that BDX traded 2.83M shares on average per day over the past three months and 2493350 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 286.63M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 286.11M. Insiders hold about 0.18% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.94% stake in the company. Shares short for BDX as of 1753920000 were 5479761 with a Short Ratio of 1.93, compared to 1751241600 on 3901285. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5479761 and a Short% of Float of 1.91.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 4.07, BDX has a forward annual dividend rate of 4.07. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.020431727The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.49. The current Payout Ratio is 64.86% for BDX, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-09 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-08. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2022-04-01 when the company split stock in a 1025:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The current rating of Becton Dickinson & Co (BDX) reflects the combined expertise of 11.0 analysts actively engaged in assessing its market performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $3.26, with high estimates of $3.56 and low estimates of $3.11.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $14.41 and $14.29 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $14.37. EPS for the following year is $14.91, with 14.0 analysts recommending between $15.85 and $14.59.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 11 analysts expect revenue to total $5.91B. It ranges from a high estimate of $5.96B to a low estimate of $5.87B. As of the current estimate, Becton Dickinson & Co’s year-ago sales were $5.44BFor the next quarter, 11 analysts are estimating revenue of $5.41B. There is a high estimate of $5.52B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $5.37B.
A total of 13 analysts have provided revenue estimates for BDX’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $21.91B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $21.82B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $21.86B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $20.25BBased on 13 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $22.89B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $23.18B and the low estimate is $22.75B.
