Becton Dickinson & Co’s recent filing unveils that its EVP & President Interventional Byrd Richard unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.11 million on Mar 18 ’25. In the deal valued at $230.00 per share,459 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Byrd Richard now holds 6,952 shares worth roughly $1.59 million.
Then, RICHARD BYRD bought 459 shares, generating $104,574 in total proceeds.
Before that, Byrd Richard sold 1,940 shares. Becton Dickinson & Co shares valued at $436,325 were divested by the EVP & President Interventional at a price of $224.91 per share. As a result of the transaction, Byrd Richard now holds 7,411 shares, worth roughly $1.7 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 0.69% to $229.06. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -0.06%. Becton Dickinson & Co shares have risen nearly 0.97% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -7.09% 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 $231.88, while 200 days put it at $232.54.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For BDX Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 226.19, which if violated will result in even more drops to 223.31. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 230.87. A further resistance level may holdings at 232.67. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 50.76, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 0.07, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been low at 38.58%. Stochastics %K at 53.24% 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 2025-03-14, dropping by -0.85 million shares to a total of 2.87 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-02-14 was 3.72 million shares. There was a decline of -29.52%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
