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 $334,005 were sold by Garrison Michael David on Jan 15 ’26. At $207.46 per share, Garrison Michael David sold 1,610 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 12,095 shares worth approximately $2.49 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, MICHAEL GARRISON purchased 1,610 shares, netting a total of over 333,946 in proceeds.
Before that, MICHAEL FELD had added 74 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $14,513, the Officer bought Becton Dickinson & Co shares for $196.12 each.
As published in their initiating research note from RBC Capital Mkts on September 25, 2025, Becton Dickinson & Co [BDX] has been a Sector perform and the price target has been revised to $211. Analysts at Citigroup downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in late May. As of May 02, 2025, Raymond James has decreased its “an Outperform” rating to a “Mkt perform” for BDX. Earlier on May 02, 2025, Piper Sandler downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for BDX stock which previously was a “an Overweight”.
Analyzing BDX Stock Performance
On last trading session, Becton Dickinson & Co [NYSE: BDX] plunged -0.07% to $206.04. The stock’s lowest price that day was $204.28, but it reached a high of $207.6 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.67%. Over the course of the year, Becton Dickinson & Co shares have dropped approximately -14.28%.
Is Becton Dickinson & Co subject to short interest?
Stocks of Becton Dickinson & Co saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 1.23 million shares to 6.03 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 4.79 million shares. A jump of 20.48% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.14 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.14.
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In terms of Becton Dickinson & Co share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 210 in the next 12 months, up nearly 1.85% from the previous closing price of $206.18. Analysts anticipate Becton Dickinson & Co stock to reach 215 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 210. In spite of this, 10 analysts ranked Becton Dickinson & Co stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On May 02, 2025, Goldman assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $192.
