Becton Dickinson & Co’s recently made public that its EVP & President, Medical Garrison Michael David unloaded Company’s shares for reported $94497.0 on Apr 09 ’25. In the deal valued at $197.28 per share,479 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Garrison Michael David now holds 4,887 shares worth roughly $1.01 million.
Then, MICHAEL GARRISON bought 479 shares, generating $96,198 in total proceeds.
Before that, Byrd Richard sold 459 shares. Becton Dickinson & Co shares valued at $105,570 were divested by the EVP & President Interventional at a price of $230.00 per share. As a result of the transaction, Byrd Richard now holds 6,952 shares, worth roughly $1.43 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 1.95% to $205.71. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 0.31%. Becton Dickinson & Co shares have fallen nearly -9.33% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -14.50% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $251.99 was reached on 02/03/25, a 52-week low of $193.03 was recorded on 04/09/25. SMA at 50 days reached $225.14, while 200 days put it at $231.33.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For BDX Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 203.29, which if violated will result in even more drops to 200.86. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 207.24. A further resistance level may holdings at 208.76. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 36.84, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -13.26, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been low at 66.56%. Stochastics %K at 23.90% 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 2025-03-31, growing by 0.85 million shares to a total of 3.79 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-02-28 was 2.94 million shares. There was a rise of 22.44%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
