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 $105,570 were sold by Byrd Richard on Mar 18 ’25. At $230.00 per share, Byrd Richard sold 459 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 6,952 shares worth approximately $1.61 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, RICHARD BYRD purchased 459 shares, netting a total of over 104,574 in proceeds.
Before that, Byrd Richard had sold 1,940 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $436,325, the EVP & President Interventional traded Becton Dickinson & Co shares for $224.91 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,940 shares, worth approximately $1.72 million.
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 4.07%. Over the course of the year, Becton Dickinson & Co shares have jumped approximately 2.20%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $251.99 on 02/03/25 and a 52-week low of $221.64 on 02/28/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $232.69, while a 200-day SMA reached $232.88.
Support And Resistance Levels for Becton Dickinson & Co (BDX)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 230.55, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 229.25. In the upper region, resistance lies at 233.11. The next price resistance is at 234.37. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 55.81 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at 4.76, which suggests the price will increase in the coming days. Percent R is at 26.11%, indicating bullish price movement. Stochastics %K at holding indicates that the stock is to be held.
