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After finishing at $199.66 in the prior trading day, Becton Dickinson & Co (NYSE: BDX) closed at $194.65, down -2.51%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.51 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.23 million shares were traded. BDX stock price reached its highest trading level at $199.475 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $194.04.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of BDX by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 68.12 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 21.88. 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.
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 Aug 22 ’25 when MICHAEL FELD bought 57 shares for $196.63 per share.
HAYES GREGORY bought 5,250 shares of BDX for $1,005,742 on Aug 11 ’25. The Director now owns 6,046 shares after completing the transaction at $191.57 per share. On Aug 08 ’25, another insider, Fraser Claire, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 863 shares for $192.30 each. As a result, the insider received 165,955 and left with 23,143 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 55791943680 and an Enterprise Value of 74381770752. As of this moment, Becton’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 35.00, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.10. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.52. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.61 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.19. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.478 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.567.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BDX is 0.28, which has changed by -0.18203974 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.14460516 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 7.49%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.69%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.81M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2105480 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. 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 91.93% stake in the company. Shares short for BDX as of 1753920000 were 5479761 with a Short Ratio of 1.95, 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
In the trailing 12 months, BDX’s forward annual dividend rate was 4.07, compared to 4.07 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.020384654The 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 market rating of Becton Dickinson & Co (BDX) is currently shaped by the ongoing analysis conducted by 11.0 analysts closely monitoring its 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
11 analysts predict $5.91B in revenue for the current quarter. 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.
