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Becton Dickinson & Co (NYSE: BDX) closed the day trading at $199.12 down -4.89% from the previous closing price of $209.35. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.89 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.92 million shares were traded. BDX stock price reached its highest trading level at $207.245 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $194.1423.
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 68.88 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 19.47. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.63 and its Current Ratio is at 1.13. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.74 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.69.
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 Apr 09 ’25 when Garrison Michael David sold 479 shares for $197.28 per share. The transaction valued at 94,497 led to the insider holds 4,887 shares of the business.
MICHAEL GARRISON bought 479 shares of BDX for $96,198 on Apr 09 ’25. On Mar 18 ’25, another insider, Byrd Richard, who serves as the EVP & President Interventional of the company, sold 459 shares for $230.00 each. As a result, the insider received 105,570 and left with 6,952 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 57174323200 and an Enterprise Value of 77564657664. As of this moment, Becton’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 33.08, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.72. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.67. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.77 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.27. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.758 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.113.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BDX is 0.33, which has changed by -0.15329337 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.028231144 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 $193.03. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -12.25%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -14.03%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, BDX traded about 2.18M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, BDX traded about 2895500 shares per day. A total of 287.14M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 286.60M. Insiders hold about 0.19% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 92.61% stake in the company. Shares short for BDX as of 1741910400 were 2872360 with a Short Ratio of 1.74, compared to 1739491200 on 3720332. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2872360 and a Short% of Float of 1.0.
Dividends & Splits
BDX’s forward annual dividend rate is 3.98, up from 3.89 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.018581323The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.42. The current Payout Ratio is 64.86% for BDX, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-10 with an ex-dividend date of 1741564800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2022-04-01 when the company split stock in a 1025:1000 ratio.
