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Analyzing Becton Dickinson & Co (BDX) After Recent Trading Activity

Becton Dickinson & Co’s recent filing unveils that its Director BURZIK CATHERINE M acquired Company’s shares for reported $94312.0 on Sep 16 ’24. In the deal valued at $235.78 per share,400 shares were bought.

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Then, Spoerel Thomas J sold 300 shares, generating $71,793 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $239.31, the SVP,Controller&Chief Acct Off now owns 1,976 shares.

Before that, Goette Roland sold 3,300 shares. Becton Dickinson & Co shares valued at $781,224 were divested by the EVP and President EMEA at a price of $236.73 per share. As a result of the transaction, Goette Roland now holds 11,308 shares, worth roughly $2.51 million.

Citigroup upgraded its Becton Dickinson & Co [BDX] rating to a Buy from a a Neutral in a research note published on October 01, 2024; the price target was increased to $275 from $255. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Goldman’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in late May with a ‘”a Buy”‘ rating. Raymond James also remained covering BDX and has increased its forecast on July 24, 2023 with a “an Outperform” recommendation from previously “Mkt perform” rating.

Price Performance Review of BDX

On Friday, Becton Dickinson & Co [NYSE:BDX] saw its stock fall -0.04% to $221.90. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -1.57%. Becton Dickinson & Co shares have fallen nearly -8.99% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -5.85% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $249.89 was reached on 01/09/24, a 52-week low of $218.75 was recorded on 07/10/24. SMA at 50 days reached $234.39, while 200 days put it at $235.52.

Levels Of Support And Resistance For BDX Stock

The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 220.40, which if violated will result in even more drops to 218.90. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 223.29. A further resistance level may holdings at 224.68. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 36.15, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -3.12, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bearish at 89.75%. Stochastics %K at 10.24% indicates the stock is a buying.

How much short interest is there in Becton Dickinson & Co?

A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Becton Dickinson & Co stocks on 2024-11-15, dropping by -0.3 million shares to a total of 2.11 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2024-10-15 was 2.41 million shares. There was a decline of -14.24%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.

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