In a filing, Becton Dickinson & Co revealed 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 $1.43 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 $1.52 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 fall -1.09% to $205.08. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -10.47%. Becton Dickinson & Co shares have fallen nearly -9.60% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -15.62% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $251.99 was reached on 02/03/25, a 52-week low of $204.95 was recorded on 04/07/25. SMA at 50 days reached $229.62, while 200 days put it at $232.14.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For BDX Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 199.78, which if violated will result in even more drops to 194.47. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 209.98. A further resistance level may holdings at 214.87. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 21.77, which indicates oversold technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -13.73, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bearish at 83.27%. Stochastics %K at 11.76% indicates the stock is a buying.
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.
