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Becton Dickinson & Co (NYSE: BDX) closed the day trading at $227.11 down -5.39% from the previous closing price of $240.06. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.39 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.02 million shares were traded. BDX stock price reached its highest trading level at $243.0 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $226.82.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of BDX, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 12.30 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.38. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.36 and its Current Ratio is at 1.85. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.75 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.70.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Citigroup on October 01, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $275 from $255 previously.
On May 30, 2024, Goldman started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $274.
Raymond James Upgraded its Mkt Perform to Outperform on July 24, 2023, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $305.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 16 ’24 when BURZIK CATHERINE M bought 400 shares for $235.78 per share.
Spoerel Thomas J sold 300 shares of BDX for $71,793 on Jun 10 ’24. The SVP,Controller&Chief Acct Off now owns 1,976 shares after completing the transaction at $239.31 per share. On May 15 ’24, another insider, Goette Roland, who serves as the EVP and President EMEA of the company, sold 3,300 shares for $236.73 each. As a result, the insider received 781,224 and left with 11,308 shares of the company.
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 69387558912 and an Enterprise Value of 83400523776. As of this moment, Becton’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 46.72, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.47. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.84. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.31 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.54. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.206 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.324.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, BDX has reached a high of $259.33, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $218.75. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.27%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.96%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, BDX traded about 1.19M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, BDX traded about 1267160 shares per day. A total of 290.39M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 288.63M. Insiders hold about 0.14% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.99% stake in the company. Shares short for BDX as of 1728950400 were 2411737 with a Short Ratio of 2.02, compared to 1726185600 on 2734404. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2411737 and a Short% of Float of 0.84.
Dividends & Splits
BDX’s forward annual dividend rate is 3.80, up from 3.76 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.01566275The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.38.
