Becton Dickinson & Co [BDX] stock prices are down -2.00% to $173.14 at the moment. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The BDX shares have gain 1.24% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -13.38%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Becton Dickinson & Co [NYSE: BDX] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on May 02, 2025, when Raymond James downgraded its rating to a Mkt Perform. Previously, Piper Sandler downgraded its rating to Neutral on May 02, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $185. On May 02, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral but maintained its price target of $192 on the stock. William Blair downgraded its rating to a Mkt Perform. Wells Fargo downgraded its rating to a Equal Weight. BofA Securities downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on May 01, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $190. In a note dated October 01, 2024, Citigroup upgraded an Buy rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $255 to $275.
The stock price of Becton Dickinson & Co [BDX] has been fluctuating between $163.33 and $251.99 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $260 within the next 12 months. Becton Dickinson & Co [NYSE: BDX] shares were valued at $173.14 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 50.17% based on the average BDX price forecast.
Analyzing the BDX fundamentals
The Becton Dickinson & Co [NYSE:BDX] reported sales of 20.87B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 4.50%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.45% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.11%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.08%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.07%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.06 and Total Capital is 0.05. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.76.
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Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Becton Dickinson & Co [NYSE:BDX]’s Current Ratio is 1.13. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.64, while the Cash Ratio is 0.09. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.38, the price to book ratio is 1.97 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 33.04.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Garrison Michael David, EVP & President, Medical, that happened on Apr 09 ’25 when 479.0 shares were sold. Officer, MICHAEL GARRISON completed a deal on Apr 09 ’25 to buy 479.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP & President Interventional Byrd Richard sold 459.0 shares on Mar 18 ’25.
