Analyst Activity – Bank of America Initiates Coverage On Becton Dickinson and (NYSE:BDX) With a Buy

Analyst Ratings For Becton Dickinson and (NYSE:BDX)

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Today, Bank of America initiated coverage on Becton Dickinson and (NYSE:BDX) with a Buy.

Some recent analyst ratings include

  • 1/19/2018-Bank of America initiated coverage with a Buy rating.
  • 1/5/2018-Citigroup Upgrade from a “Sell ” rating to a ” Neutral” rating.
  • 1/5/2018-KeyCorp initiated coverage with a Overweight rating.
  • 1/3/2018-Evercore ISI initiated coverage with a Outperform rating.
  • 11/3/2017-Stifel Nicolaus Reiterated Rating of Buy.

Dividend information for Becton Dickinson and (NYSE:BDX)

Becton Dickinson and (NYSE:BDX) pays an annual dividend of $3.00 with a yield of 1.29% and an average dividend growth of 9.60% based on a 3 Year Average..

Dividend History for Becton Dickinson and (NYSE:BDX)

  • On 11/20/2017 Becton Dickinson and announced a quarterly dividend of $0.75 1.32% with an ex dividend date of 12/7/2017 which will be payable on 12/29/2017.
  • On 7/25/2017 Becton Dickinson and announced a quarterly dividend of $0.73 1.44% with an ex dividend date of 9/7/2017 which will be payable on 9/29/2017.
  • On 5/23/2017 Becton Dickinson and announced a quarterly dividend of $0.73 1.56% with an ex dividend date of 6/7/2017 which will be payable on 6/30/2017.
  • On 1/23/2017 Becton Dickinson and announced a quarterly dividend of $0.73 1.71% with an ex dividend date of 3/8/2017 which will be payable on 3/31/2017.
  • On 11/21/2016 Becton Dickinson and announced a quarterly dividend of $0.73 1.74% with an ex dividend date of 12/7/2016 which will be payable on 12/30/2016.
  • On 7/26/2016 Becton Dickinson and announced a quarterly dividend of $0.66 1.51% with an ex dividend date of 9/7/2016 which will be payable on 9/30/2016.
  • On 5/24/2016 Becton Dickinson and announced a quarterly dividend of $0.66 1.58% with an ex dividend date of 6/7/2016 which will be payable on 6/30/2016.

Recent Insider Trading Activity For Becton Dickinson and (NYSE:BDX)
Becton Dickinson and (NYSE:BDX) has insider ownership of 1.00% and institutional ownership of 75.54%.

  • On 9/11/2017 Gary M Cohen, Insider, sold 15,512 with an average share price of $203.77 per share and the total transaction amounting to $3,160,880.24.
  • On 9/8/2017 Stephen Sichak, Insider, sold 11,787 with an average share price of $200.46 per share and the total transaction amounting to $2,362,822.02.
  • On 8/22/2017 Gary M Cohen, Insider, sold 15,044 with an average share price of $200.43 per share and the total transaction amounting to $3,015,268.92.
  • On 8/22/2017 Linda M Tharby, EVP, sold 4,695 with an average share price of $200.48 per share and the total transaction amounting to $941,253.60.
  • On 8/15/2017 Nabil Shabshab, Insider, sold 6,149 with an average share price of $201.76 per share and the total transaction amounting to $1,240,622.24.
  • On 8/14/2017 Ribo Alberto Mas, EVP, sold 7,463 with an average share price of $201.41 per share and the total transaction amounting to $1,503,122.83.
  • On 8/10/2017 Ellen R Strahlman, Insider, sold 9,283 with an average share price of $198.21 per share and the total transaction amounting to $1,839,983.43.

Recent Trading Activity for Becton Dickinson and (NYSE:BDX)
Shares of Becton Dickinson and closed the previous trading session at 233.75 up +1.63 0.70% with 208902 shares trading hands.

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