C.R. Bard Inc. (BCR)

BCR (NYSE:Health Services)
$110.58
neg -1.22
-1.09%
Today's Range: 110.41 - 112.36 | BCR Avg Daily Volume: 659,600
Last Update: 06/19/13 - 4:02 PM EDT
Volume: 515,977
YTD Performance: 13.14%
Open: $111.77
Previous Close: $111.80
52 Week Range: $93.69 - $112.36
Oustanding Shares: 80,481,858
Market Cap: 8,997,871,724
6-Month Chart
TheStreet Ratings Grade for BCR
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A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- E+ E E- F
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Analysts Ratings
Historical Rec Current 1 Mo. Ago 2 Mo. Ago 3 Mo. Ago
Strong Buy 4 4 4 4
Moderate Buy 1 1 1 2
Hold 10 9 10 10
Moderate Sell 0 0 0 0
Strong Sell 2 2 2 2
Mean Rec. 2.66 2.64 2.66 2.63
Latest Dividend: 0.21
Latest Dividend Yield: 0.75%
Dividend Ex-Date: 07/18/13
Price Earnings Ratio: 19.82
Price Earnings Comparisons:
BCR Sector Avg. S&P 500
19.82 19.80 17.70
Price Performance History (%Change):
3 Mo 1 Yr 3 Y
9.51% 5.75% 37.71%
GROWTH 12 Mo 3 Yr CAGR
Revenue 2.10 0.17 0.05
Net Income 61.60 0.15 0.05
EPS 66.90 0.34 0.10
Earnings for BCR:
EBITDA 0.95B
Revenue 2.96B
Average Earnings Estimates
Qtr (06/13) Qtr (09/13) FY (12/13) FY (12/14)
Average Estimate $1.38 $1.66 $6.25 $7.67
Number of Analysts 13 12 15 13
High Estimate $1.41 $1.75 $6.32 $7.84
Low Estimate $1.37 $1.41 $6.00 $7.47
Prior Year $1.62 $1.64 $6.57 $6.25
Growth Rate (Year over Year) -14.62% 0.97% -4.87% 22.73%
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Bearish
Feb 22, 2013 | 8:21 AM EST
BCR was downgraded to Sell from Neutral, Goldman Sachs said. $95 price target. Market giving too much credit for outer eyar revenue/EPS...
Bullish
Jan 14, 2013 | 8:09 AM EST
BCR was upgraded from Neutral to Buy, Bank of America/Merrill Lynch said. $114 price target. Company offers low-risk, double-digit digi...
Bearish
Jan 03, 2013 | 8:24 AM EST
BCR was downgraded from Equal-weight to Underweight, Morgan Stanley said. $91 price target. Company has a premium valuation, but is gro...
Bullish
Jan 02, 2013 | 8:07 AM EST
BCR was upgraded to Overweight from Neutral, JP Morgan said. Anticipate favorable resolution of Gore patent litigation. 
Portfolio Mgr. David Peltier uncovers a low-dollar healthcare stock with big growth potential.
Bullish
Dec 19, 2012 | 7:41 AM EST
BCR was initiated with an Outperform rating, JMP Securities said. $118 price target. Upcoming Gore settlement should be a near-term cat...
Portfolio Mgr. David Peltier analyzes a low-dollar stock on the verge of a potential turnaround.
Bearish
Jul 26, 2012 | 7:57 AM EDT
Shares of BCR downgraded to Hold from Buy, Jefferies said. $94 price target. Macro headwinds and valuation.

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