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Becton Dickinson and Company (BDX) is a publicly traded medical instruments and supplies business based in the US which employs around 70,000 staff. Becton Dickinson is listed on the NYSE and traded in US dollars. Its current price of $222.39 is 6.1% down on its price a month ago ($236.95).
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Alternative ways to invest in Becton Dickinson
Buying shares in just one company is generally considered a riskier bet than investing in a range of investments - AKA a "diversified portfolio". Experts generally recommend holding a mix of investments in specific assets and funds. Funds are ready-made portfolios of multiple companies' shares (potentially including Becton Dickinson), and the idea is that drops in the value of one constituent company's share price might be offset by rises in others.
Becton Dickinson is a major part of the NYSE, so it's included in many global funds and investment trusts, as well as tracker-style exchange traded funds (ETFs).
| ETF | Icon | 5-year performance (to August 2024) | 1-year performance (to August 2024) | Link to invest |
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| Invesco S&P 500 (SPXP) |  | 94.07% | 22.23% | Invest with XTBCapital at risk |
| Xtrackers S&P 500 Swap (XSPX) |  | 93.77% | 22.24% | Invest with XTBCapital at risk |
| iShares Core S&P 500 (CSP1) |  | 91.84% | 21.98% | Invest with XTBCapital at risk |
| HSBC S&P 500 (HSPX) |  | 80.38% | 20.63% | Invest with XTBCapital at risk |
| Vanguard S&P 500 (VUSA) |  | 79.29% | 20.60% | Invest with XTBCapital at risk |
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPX5) |  | 79.17% | 20.61% | Invest with XTBCapital at risk |
Is it a good time to buy Becton Dickinson stock?
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Technical analysis
View Becton Dickinson's price performance, share price volatility, historical data and technicals.
Use our graph to track the performance of BDX stock over time.
Historical closes compared with the last close of $222.39
| 1 week (2024-11-13) | -7.46% |
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| 1 month (2024-10-20) | -6.14% |
| 3 months (2024-08-20) | -5.90% |
| 6 months (2024-05-20) | -3.18% |
| 1 year (2023-11-20) | -11.56% |
| 2 years (2022-11-20) | 1.61% |
| 3 years (2021-11-20) | -3.30% |
| 5 years (2019-11-20) | 0.16% |
The gauge below shows real-time ratings that are based on 26 popular indicators such as moving averages, for specific time periods. It's not a recommendation but is simply technical analysis that can form part of your research.
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Is Becton Dickinson under- or over-valued?
Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the Becton Dickinson P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA.
Becton Dickinson's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 48x. In other words, Becton Dickinson's shares trade at around 48x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the United States stock markets on average as of November 09, 2023 (20.44). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
However, Becton Dickinson's P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the industry or those of similar companies.
- Baxter International (BAX.US): 70.44
- Johnson-and-Johnson (JNJ.US): 25.14
- Medtronic (MDT.US): 29.55
- Abbott Laboratories (ABT.US): 34.96
Becton Dickinson's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.1059. A PEG ratio close to 1 can be interpreted as meaning shares offer reasonable value for the current rate of growth.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Becton Dickinson's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
However, it's sensible to consider Becton Dickinson's PEG ratio in relation to those of similar companies.
- Baxter International (BAX.US): 1.70
- Johnson-and-Johnson (JNJ.US): 0.91
- Medtronic (MDT.US): 1.63
- Abbott Laboratories (ABT.US): 2.25
Becton Dickinson's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping $5.1 billion (£4 billion).
The EBITDA is a measure of Becton Dickinson's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
To put that into context you can compare it against similar companies.
- Baxter International (BAX.US): USD$2.7 billion
- Johnson-and-Johnson (JNJ.US): USD$30.1 billion
- Medtronic (MDT.US): USD$9 billion
- Abbott Laboratories (ABT.US): USD$10.8 billion
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