Becton, Dickinson & Company (BDX)

BDX on New York Consolidated

74.46USD
10:42am EST
Price Change (% chg)

$-0.80 (-1.06%)
Prev Close
$75.26
Open
$75.11
Day's High
$75.25
Day's Low
$74.28
Volume
147,172
Avg. Vol
1,335,523
52-wk High
$79.97
52-wk Low
$60.40

BDX

Chart for BDX

About

Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) is a medical technology company engaged principally in the development, manufacture and sale of a range of medical supplies, devices, instrument systems and reagents used by healthcare institutions, life science researchers, clinical laboratories, the pharmaceutical industry and the general... (more)

Overall

Beta: 0.60
Market Cap (Mil.): $17,738.73
Shares Outstanding (Mil.): 235.70
Annual Dividend: 1.48
Yield (%): 1.97

Financials

  BDX Industry Sector
P/E (TTM): 15.11 4.05 3.76
EPS (TTM): 7.93 -- --
ROI: 17.96 2.37 2.30
ROE: 24.33 3.77 2.82
view overview for:

UPDATE 2-Becton Dickinson recalls intravenous devices

* Millions of recalled devices were distributed worldwide

08 Feb 2010

WRAPUP 1-Baxter, Becton forecasts set bar too low-analysts

CHICAGO, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Three top medical device companies issued financial outlooks for 2010 that analysts characterized as "conservative," as executives seemed reluctant to get too bullish in the face of a sluggish economy.

28 Jan 2010

UPDATE 1-Becton Dickinson posts higher quarterly profit

NEW YORK, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Becton Dickinson & Co reported a rise in quarterly profit as healthy demand for its medical and diagnostics devices drove revenue growth higher.

28 Jan 2010

UPDATE 1-Becton Dickinson Q4 profit rises

Nov 4 (Reuters) - Diagnostic products maker Becton Dickinson & Co posted a 10 percent increase in fourth-quarter income from continuing operations, helped by higher sales at its medical and diagnostic units.

04 Nov 2009

UPDATE 2-BioMerieux lifts forecast as U.S. demand returns

* 2009 operating margin seen above 17 pct vs about 17 pct

20 Oct 2009

Rapid flu tests miss many swine flu cases: CDC

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A study of rapid influenza tests found they miss many cases of swine flu and U.S. health experts said on Thursday they are not worth the trouble for this flu season.

24 Sep 2009

Rapid flu tests miss many swine flu cases - US CDC

* CDC says many people will not know what kind they have

24 Sep 2009

HEADLINE STOCKS-Some U.S. stocks on the move on Sept 3

(Updates to after the open, adds Target, Gap, Macy's, JC Penney, Abercrombie, Family Dollar, Del Monte, Methode, Vical, Movado, Beckton Dickinson, Danaher, Teekay and Helicos)

03 Sep 2009

UPDATE 1-Becton gets flu product order from U.S. government

* Gov't can buy $52 mln of flu products through March 2010

03 Sep 2009

Competitors

  Price Change
Baxter International Inc. (BAX.N) $56.01 -0.37
Hospira, Inc. (HSP.N) $49.32 -0.10
TERUMO CORPORATION (4543.T) ¥4,860.00 -15.00

  Earnings  vs    Estimates

view overview for: