Becton Dickinson & Co [BDX] stock prices are down -0.52% to $192.5 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 7.60% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 9.39%, and 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 22, 2025, when Citigroup downgraded its rating to a Neutral but kept the price target unchanged to $185 for it. Previously, Raymond James downgraded its rating to Mkt Perform on May 02, 2025. On May 02, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral but maintained its price target of $185 on the stock. Goldman downgraded its rating to a Neutral but stick to its price target of $192 on May 02, 2025. William Blair downgraded its rating to a Mkt Perform. Wells Fargo downgraded its rating to Equal Weight for this stock on May 01, 2025. In a note dated May 01, 2025, BofA Securities downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock but restated the target price of $190.
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 $192.5 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 35.06% based on the average BDX price forecast.
Analyzing the BDX fundamentals
The Becton Dickinson & Co [NYSE:BDX] reported sales of 21.39B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 10.40%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.33% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.12%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.09%, 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.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 190.54 points at the first support level, and at 188.57 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 194.44, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 196.37.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Becton Dickinson & Co [NYSE:BDX]’s Current Ratio is 1.10. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.62, while the Cash Ratio is 0.09. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.58, the price to book ratio is 2.17 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 34.62.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved HAYES GREGORY, Director, that happened on Aug 11 ’25 when 5250.0 shares were purchased. Director, Fraser Claire completed a deal on Aug 08 ’25 to sell 863.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Fraser Claire bought 863.0 shares on Aug 08 ’25.
