Becton Dickinson & Co (BDX)

BDX (NYSE:Health Services)
$100.40
pos +0.23
+0.23%
Today's Range: 99.43 - 100.56 | BDX Avg Daily Volume: 1,009,800
Last Update: 06/18/13 - 4:00 PM EDT
Volume: 478,148
YTD Performance: 28.41%
Open: $100.27
Previous Close: $100.17
52 Week Range: $72.40 - $102.73
Oustanding Shares: 194,251,157
Market Cap: 19,458,138,397
6-Month Chart
TheStreet Ratings Grade for BDX
Buy Hold Sell
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 3 3 3
Moderate Buy 1 1 1 1
Hold 9 8 9 9
Moderate Sell 2 2 2 2
Strong Sell 3 3 3 3
Mean Rec. 2.95 3.06 3.06 3.06
Latest Dividend: 0.50
Latest Dividend Yield: 1.98%
Dividend Ex-Date: 06/05/13
Price Earnings Ratio: 17.92
Price Earnings Comparisons:
BDX Sector Avg. S&P 500
17.92 13.30 17.70
Price Performance History (%Change):
3 Mo 1 Yr 3 Y
9.31% 36.73% 40.77%
GROWTH 12 Mo 3 Yr CAGR
Revenue -1.50 0.08 0.02
Net Income -8.00 -0.09 -0.03
EPS -0.50 0.11 0.04
Earnings for BDX:
EBITDA 2.07B
Revenue 7.71B
Average Earnings Estimates
Qtr (06/13) Qtr (09/13) FY (09/13) FY (09/14)
Average Estimate $1.48 $1.52 $5.75 $6.27
Number of Analysts 13 12 16 14
High Estimate $1.53 $1.54 $5.77 $6.40
Low Estimate $1.46 $1.50 $5.73 $6.19
Prior Year $1.52 $1.42 $5.37 $5.75
Growth Rate (Year over Year) -2.63% 7.34% 6.98% 9.11%
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Update
Jan 29, 2013 | 6:19 AM EST
 BD Annual Shareholder Meeting - 1PM
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This high-quality name seems ready for another sizable climb.
Bearish
Aug 03, 2012 | 8:32 AM EDT
BDX was downgraded to Market Perform, Leerink Swann said. Valuation call, based on an $80 price target. 
Bearish
Aug 01, 2012 | 7:20 AM EDT
BDX was downgraded from Neutral to Underweight, JP Morgan said. $72 price target. Company is facing lower end-market demand. 
Becton Dickinson’s P/E ratio is far below the 10-year median, and its payout has become quite generous.
At least three Fibonacci time cycles support a bullish stance against this recent low.

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