After Hours
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities.
Stocks Info
As a NYSE listed company, BDX falls under the Healthcare sector while operating within the Medical Instruments & Supplies industry segment. The current market capitalization of Becton Dickinson & Co is $51.09B. A total of 4.01 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 3.18M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Shan David sold 1,166 shares of BDX for 171.19 per share on Jun 02 ’25. After the transaction, the EVP and Chief ISC Officer now owns 4,575 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jun 02 ’25, DAVID SHAN bought 1,166 shares at 172.59 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Garrison Michael David disposed of 479 shares on Apr 09 ’25 at a per-share price of $197.28. This resulted in the EVP & President, Medical holding 4,887 shares of BDX after the transaction. In another insider transaction, MICHAEL GARRISON bought 479 shares at $200.83 per share on Apr 09 ’25.
Dividend
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Becton Dickinson & Co pays an annual dividend of $4.07, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.28%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 34.02.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, BDX has a high of $251.99 and a low of $163.33.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. BDX’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $2.29B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $17.61B in debt and $6.63B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $88.07, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $23.68B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for BDX is Buy with a score of 3.88.
