The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Becton Dickinson & Co shares valued at $120,000 were sold by Shan David on Jan 21 ’25. At $240.00 per share, Shan David sold 500 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 5,741 shares worth approximately $1.37 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Neal Shana Carol sold 787 shares, netting a total of over 188,880 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $240.00 each, the insider now holds 15,414 shares.
Before that, SHANA NEAL had added 787 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $186,818, the Officer bought Becton Dickinson & Co shares for $237.38 each.
As published in a research note from Citigroup on October 01, 2024, Becton Dickinson & Co [BDX] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $275 from $255. Analysts at Goldman started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late May. As of July 24, 2023, Raymond James has increased its “Mkt perform” rating to a “an Outperform” for BDX.
Analyzing BDX Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.90%. Over the course of the year, Becton Dickinson & Co shares have jumped approximately 4.87%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $241.27 on 01/21/25 and a 52-week low of $225.90 on 01/03/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $227.62, while a 200-day SMA reached $233.45. Nevertheless, trading volume fell to 1.35 million shares from 1.92 million shares the previous day.
Support And Resistance Levels for Becton Dickinson & Co (BDX)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 236.03, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 234.15. In the upper region, resistance lies at 239.88. The next price resistance is at 241.85. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 62.72 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at 5.03, which suggests the price will increase in the coming days. Percent R is at 21.72%, indicating bullish price movement. Stochastics %K at selling indicates that the stock is to be held.
