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Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) stock analysis

$194.34+0.28%Data as of Oct 21, 2026
  • BDX gained 6.2% over the past month versus 0.0% for the S&P 500, ranking 145th of 497 S&P 500 stocks.
  • Over 12 months it returned +31.0%, 15.2 points ahead of the S&P 500, and trades 0.0% below its 52-week high.
  • In the last 30 days 3 analysts raised earnings estimates and 0 cut; forward EPS moved +0.1% (−0.7% over 90 days).
  • It sits in the Supplies, sterilization & packaging segment of the Medtech, Diagnostics & Care, where the 1-month median return is +6.0%.
  • The daily chart reads Intermediate uptrend · Trend advance (since Oct 14, 2026).
Market cap$52.9B
12-month return+31.0%
Forward P/E14.6×
Mean target vs price+0.7%

One-year price with 50- and 200-day averages

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193.8050-day200-day

Performance vs the market

Total price return against the S&P 500 (SPY) and the median of US stocks in the same sector.

BDX+6.2%
Sector median−8.7%
S&P 5000.0%
BDX+27.0%
Sector median−5.4%
S&P 500+4.7%
BDX+24.9%
Sector median−1.5%
S&P 500+8.7%
BDX+31.0%
Sector median+1.7%
S&P 500+15.8%
1-month rank in the S&P 500145 / 497
3-month rank in its sector · Healthcare104 / 720

Chart structure

Read by our daily-bar structure engine from swing highs, swing lows and moving averages.

Intermediate uptrend · Trend advanceConfirmed

Holding since Oct 14, 2026

  • Close above EMA20 above EMA50
  • EMA50 rose over the last ten sessions
  • Some swings conflict with the averages
This pattern on this stock

63 occurrences in 10 years. The median move over the next 20 sessions was −0.5%, positive 44% of the time, against +0.6% for any day in the same period.

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Analyst earnings revisions

Changes to the consensus forward-EPS estimate. Rising estimates mean analysts see more profit ahead.

Forward EPS$13.30
30-day change+0.1%
90-day change−0.7%
Mean target$195.67 +0.7%
Raised (30d) 3Cut (30d) 0

12 analysts cover the stock

Where it sits in the supply chain

Medtech, Diagnostics & Care · Devices, supplies & tests

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Its segment
Supplies, sterilization & packaging+6.0%
BDX+6.2%1 monthWST+6.0%1 monthSOLV−2.3%1 monthBAX+4.3%1 monthSTE+6.1%1 month

Supplies, infection control and packaging serve different medical settings.

Sells into
Hospitals & dialysis+2.0%
HCA+4.9%1 monthUHS+2.0%1 monthDVA−3.8%1 month
Medical & dental distribution−2.8%
HSIC−2.8%1 month

Figures are each company's 1-month return; the segment shows its median · Doubler daily batch · company chain maps

Risk profile

Max drawdown, 12M−23.6%
Volatility, 60D23.3%
From 52-week high0.0%
From 52-week low+41.8%
Trailing P/E33.6×
Forward P/E14.6×

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