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Becton Dickinson & Co (BDX) receives a Buy rating from Citigroup

In a filing, Becton Dickinson & Co revealed its EVP and President, EMEA Goette Roland unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.99 million on Dec 06 ’24. In the deal valued at $221.01 per share,4,483 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Goette Roland now holds 24,345 shares worth roughly $5.49 million.

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Then, Goette Roland sold 638 shares, generating $139,741 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $219.03, the EVP and President, EMEA now owns 14,217 shares.

Before that, Neal Shana Carol sold 1,000 shares. Becton Dickinson & Co shares valued at $220,490 were divested by the EVP and Chief People Officer at a price of $220.49 per share. As a result of the transaction, Neal Shana Carol now holds 16,989 shares, worth roughly $3.83 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 Tuesday, Becton Dickinson & Co [NYSE:BDX] saw its stock fall -0.84% to $225.64. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 1.90%. Becton Dickinson & Co shares have fallen nearly -7.46% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -4.80% 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 $230.88, while 200 days put it at $234.49.

Levels Of Support And Resistance For BDX Stock

The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 222.99, which if violated will result in even more drops to 220.33. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 228.72. A further resistance level may holdings at 231.79. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 49.42, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 3.18, which suggests price will go up in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been low at 47.29%. Stochastics %K at 62.91% indicates the stock is a holding.

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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