Becton Dickinson & Co’s recently made public that its EVP & President Interventional Byrd Richard unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.44 million on Mar 12 ’25. In the deal valued at $224.91 per share,1,940 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Byrd Richard now holds 7,411 shares worth roughly $1.69 million.
Then, RICHARD BYRD bought 1,940 shares, generating $436,345 in total proceeds.
Before that, SCOTT BERTRAM L sold 700 shares. Becton Dickinson & Co shares valued at $159,593 were divested by the Director at a price of $227.99 per share. As a result of the transaction, SCOTT BERTRAM L now holds 36,033 shares, worth roughly $8.21 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 Monday, Becton Dickinson & Co [NYSE:BDX] saw its stock jump 0.82% to $227.83. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 0.17%. Becton Dickinson & Co shares have risen nearly 0.42% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -4.59% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $251.99 was reached on 02/03/25, a 52-week low of $218.75 was recorded on 02/28/25. SMA at 50 days reached $232.48, while 200 days put it at $232.82.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For BDX Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 225.62, which if violated will result in even more drops to 223.42. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 229.41. A further resistance level may holdings at 231.00. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 49.60, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -0.31, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been low at 54.82%. Stochastics %K at 28.42% 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 2025-02-28, growing by 0.23 million shares to a total of 2.94 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-01-31 was 2.7 million shares. There was a rise of 7.89%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
