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 $94,497 were sold by Garrison Michael David on Apr 09 ’25. At $197.28 per share, Garrison Michael David sold 479 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 4,887 shares worth approximately $0.97 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, MICHAEL GARRISON purchased 479 shares, netting a total of over 96,198 in proceeds.
Before that, Byrd Richard had sold 459 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $105,570, the EVP & President Interventional traded Becton Dickinson & Co shares for $230.00 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 459 shares, worth approximately $1.38 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 drop of approximately -10.14%. Over the course of the year, Becton Dickinson & Co shares have dropped approximately -12.23%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $251.99 on 02/03/25 and a 52-week low of $193.03 on 04/09/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $226.91, while a 200-day SMA reached $231.62.
Support And Resistance Levels for Becton Dickinson & Co (BDX)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 193.09, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 187.06. In the upper region, resistance lies at 206.21. The next price resistance is at 213.29. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 27.85 on the 14-day chart, showing oversold technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at -15.92, which suggests the price will decrease in the coming days. Percent R is at 84.30%, indicating bearish price movement. Stochastics %K at holding indicates that the stock is to be held.
