BDX short interest declines, indicating growing optimism among investors

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Becton Dickinson & Co shares valued at $199,608 were sold by Shan David on Jun 02 ’25. At $171.19 per share, Shan David sold 1,166 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 4,575 shares worth approximately $0.78 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, DAVID SHAN purchased 1,166 shares, netting a total of over 201,240 in proceeds.

Before that, Garrison Michael David had sold 479 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $94,497, the EVP & President, Medical traded Becton Dickinson & Co shares for $197.28 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 479 shares, worth approximately $0.83 million.

As published in a research note from Citigroup on May 22, 2025, Becton Dickinson & Co [BDX] has been rated down from a Buy to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $185. Analysts at Raymond James downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ outlook in a report released in early May. As of May 02, 2025, Piper Sandler has decreased its “an Overweight” rating to a “Neutral” for BDX. Earlier on May 02, 2025, Goldman downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for BDX stock which previously was a “a Buy”.

Analyzing BDX Stock Performance

On last trading session,, Becton Dickinson & Co [NYSE: BDX] plunged -0.54% to $169.97. The stock’s lowest price that day was $168.89, but it reached a high of $170.865 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.82%. Over the course of the year, Becton Dickinson & Co shares have dropped approximately -27.95%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $251.99 on 02/03/25 and a 52-week low of $163.33 on 05/06/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Becton Dickinson & Co (BDX)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 168.95, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 167.93. In the upper region, resistance lies at 170.93. The next price resistance is at 171.88. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 41.59 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Becton Dickinson & Co subject to short interest?

Stocks of Becton Dickinson & Co saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-06-13 dropping by 46470.0 shares to 3.21 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 3.26 million shares. A decline of -1.45% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.2 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.2.

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In terms of Becton Dickinson & Co share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 260 in the next 12 months, up nearly 52.14% from the previous closing price of $170.9. Analysts anticipate Becton Dickinson & Co stock to reach 260 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 260. In spite of this, 10 analysts ranked Becton Dickinson & Co stock as Buy at the end of 2025.

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