Becton Dickinson & Co (NYSE: BDX) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 2.68 compared to its previous closing price of 199.88. However, the company has seen a gain of 1.58% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-04-23 that The Dividend Kings are outperforming the S&P 500 in 2025 by 8.94%. Top performers include National Fuel & Gas (+28.88%), Consolidated Edison (+28.10%), and Middlesex Water Company (+21.00%). Promising Dividend Kings identified in March showed relative outperformance, averaging -3.15% vs. -8.16% for SPY.
Is It Worth Investing in Becton Dickinson & Co (NYSE: BDX) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Becton Dickinson & Co (NYSE: BDX) is above average at 34.09x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 0.36.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for BDX is 286.60M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.32% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of BDX on April 23, 2025 was 2.19M shares.
BDX’s Market Performance
BDX’s stock has seen a 1.58% increase for the week, with a -10.45% drop in the past month and a -13.74% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.23%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.22% for Becton Dickinson & Co The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -2.72% for BDX’s stock, with a -10.94% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of BDX
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BDX stocks, with Citigroup repeating the rating for BDX by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for BDX in the upcoming period, according to Citigroup is $275 based on the research report published on October 01, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Goldman, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see BDX reach a price target of $274. The rating they have provided for BDX stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on May 30th, 2024.
Raymond James gave a rating of “Outperform” to BDX, setting the target price at $305 in the report published on July 24th of the previous year.
BDX Trading at -7.04% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought BDX to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -18.55% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.22%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.23%, as shares sank -9.65% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -10.22% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, BDX rose by +2.00%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -9.52% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $211.01. In addition, Becton Dickinson & Co saw -9.54% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at BDX starting from Garrison Michael David, who sale 479 shares at the price of $197.28 back on Apr 09 ’25. After this action, Garrison Michael David now owns 4,887 shares of Becton Dickinson & Co, valued at $94,497 using the latest closing price.
MICHAEL GARRISON, the Officer of Becton Dickinson & Co, proposed sale 479 shares at $200.83 during a trade that took place back on Apr 09 ’25, which means that MICHAEL GARRISON is holding shares at $96,198 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for BDX
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.13 for the present operating margin
- 0.45 for the gross margin
The net margin for Becton Dickinson & Co stands at 0.08. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 6.92, with 3.27 for asset returns.
Based on Becton Dickinson & Co (BDX), the company’s capital structure generated 0.43 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.19. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.74. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.64.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.85 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 4.9. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.71. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.82for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.38. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.13.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Becton Dickinson & Co (BDX) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
