A share price of Becton Dickinson & Co [BDX] is currently trading at $200.09, down -0.40%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The BDX shares have gain 5.59% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 3.65%, 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 September 25, 2025, when RBC Capital Mkts initiated its Sector Perform rating and assigned the stock a price target of $211. Previously, Citigroup downgraded its rating to Neutral on May 22, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $185. On May 02, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Mkt Perform. Piper Sandler downgraded its rating to a Neutral but stick to its price target of $185 on May 02, 2025. Goldman downgraded its rating to a Neutral but $192 remained the price target by the analyst firm on May 02, 2025. William Blair downgraded its rating to Mkt Perform for this stock on May 01, 2025. In a note dated May 01, 2025, Wells Fargo downgraded an Equal Weight rating on this stock.
Becton Dickinson & Co experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $162.29 and $251.99. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $210 within the next 12 months. Becton Dickinson & Co [NYSE: BDX] shares were valued at $200.09 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 4.95% based on the average BDX price forecast.
Analyzing the BDX fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Becton Dickinson & Co [NYSE:BDX] were 21.84B which represents 8.33% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.45% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.12%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.09%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.08%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.07 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 198.25 points at the first support level, and at 196.42 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 202.18, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 204.28.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Becton Dickinson & Co [NYSE:BDX] is 1.11. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.64, while the Cash Ratio is 0.1. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.62, the price to book ratio is 2.25 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 34.32.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Feld Michael, EVP, CRO & Pres. Life Sciences, that happened on Dec 01 ’25 when 75.0 shares were sold. Officer, MICHAEL FELD completed a deal on Dec 01 ’25 to buy 75.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director SCOTT BERTRAM L sold 217.0 shares on Nov 07 ’25.
