Becton Dickinson & Co (NYSE: BDX) has seen a decline in its stock price by -0.70% in relation to its previous close of $174.63. However, the company has experienced a -2.40% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. prnewswire.com reported 2025-07-07 that FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., July 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced that, effective July 2, Bilal Muhsin has been named executive vice president and will become the president of BD’s future Connected Care segment, as part of the company’s previously announced plans to update its structure as it advances its New BD strategy.
Is It Worth Investing in Becton Dickinson & Co (NYSE: BDX) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Becton Dickinson & Co (NYSE: BDX) is 33.09x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for BDX is 0.20. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 11 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for BDX is 286.05M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.12% of that float. On July 09, 2025, BDX’s average trading volume was 3.05M shares.
BDX’s Market Performance
BDX stock saw a decrease of -2.40% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -0.03% and a quarterly a decrease of -15.45%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.46%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.81% for Becton Dickinson & Co (BDX). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 0.52% for BDX stock, with a simple moving average of -19.37% for the last 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 “Neutral.” The predicted price for BDX in the upcoming period, according to Citigroup is $185 based on the research report published on May 22, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Piper Sandler gave a rating of “Neutral” to BDX, setting the target price at $185 in the report published on May 02nd of the current year.
BDX Trading at -0.38% 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 -31.19% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at BDX starting from Shan David, who sale 1,166 shares at the price of $171.19 back on Jun 02 ’25. After this action, Shan David now owns 4,575 shares of Becton Dickinson & Co, valued at $199,608 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for BDX
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.11 for the present operating margin
- 0.45 for the gross margin
The net margin for Becton Dickinson & Co stands at 0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 5.97, with 2.80 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 0.17. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.76. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.95.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.82 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 5.29. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.28. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.89for 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
To wrap up, the performance of Becton Dickinson & Co (BDX) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “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.
