On Friday, Becton Dickinson & Co (NYSE: BDX) opened lower -0.71% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $227.17. Price fluctuations for BDX have ranged from $218.75 to $249.89 over the past 52 weeks.
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During the last 5-year period, the sales growth of Healthcare Sector giant was 4.72%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 9.74% at the time writing. With a float of $288.63 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $289.10 million.
Let’s determine the extent of company efficiency that accounts for 74000 employees. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 45.22%, operating margin of 13.08%, and the pretax margin is 10.08%.
Becton Dickinson & Co (BDX) Breakdown of a Key Holders of the stock
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Medical Instruments & Supplies industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Becton Dickinson & Co is 0.17%, while institutional ownership is 90.58%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Dec 06 ’24, was worth 990,788. In this transaction EVP and President, EMEA of this company sold 4,483 shares at a rate of $221.01, taking the stock ownership to the 24,345 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Dec 09 ’24, when Company’s EVP and President, EMEA sold 638 for $219.03, making the entire transaction worth $139,741. This insider now owns 14,217 shares in total.
Becton Dickinson & Co (BDX) Recent Fiscal highlights
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 9.74% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 8.63% during the next five years compared to 8.27% growth over the previous five years of trading.
Becton Dickinson & Co (NYSE: BDX) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Becton Dickinson & Co (BDX). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.74. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 3.21. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 21.07.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 5.94, a number that is poised to hit 2.98 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 15.73 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Becton Dickinson & Co (BDX)
Looking closely at Becton Dickinson & Co (NYSE: BDX), its last 5-days average volume was 2.45 million, which is a jump from its year-to-date volume of 1.46 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 65.64%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 4.14.
During the past 100 days, Becton Dickinson & Co’s (BDX) raw stochastic average was set at 25.71%, which indicates a significant decrease from 68.43% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 15.81% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 18.37% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $231.33, while its 200-day Moving Average is $234.58. However, in the short run, Becton Dickinson & Co’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $227.52. Second resistance stands at $229.47. The third major resistance level sits at $231.97. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $223.07, it is likely to go to the next support level at $220.57. Now, if the price goes above the second support level, the third support stands at $218.62.
Becton Dickinson & Co (NYSE: BDX) Key Stats
There are currently 289,122K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 64.75 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 20,178 M according to its annual income of 1,705 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 5,437 M and its income totaled 400,000 K.
