Analyst Upgrades – NYSE:BDX – Becton Dickinson and (NYSE:BDX) Stock Gets Upgraded By Citigroup from Neutral to Buy

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Analyst Ratings For NYSE:BDX – Becton Dickinson and (NYSE:BDX)

Today, NYSE:BDX – Becton Dickinson and (NYSE:BDX) stock received an upgrade by Citigroup from Neutral to Buy with a price target of $251.00.

Some recent analyst ratings include

  • 4/10/2018-Citigroup Upgrade from a “Neutral ” rating to a ” Buy” rating.
  • 3/5/2018-BMO Capital Markets initiated coverage with a Market Perform rating.
  • 2/6/2018-Piper Jaffray Reiterated Rating of Overweight.
  • 1/19/2018-Bank of America Reiterated Rating of Buy .
  • 1/5/2018-KeyCorp initiated coverage with a Overweight rating.
  • 1/3/2018-Evercore ISI initiated coverage with a Outperform rating.

Dividend information for NYSE:BDX – Becton Dickinson and (NYSE:BDX)

NYSE:BDX – Becton Dickinson and (NYSE:BDX) pays an annual dividend of $3.00 with a yield of 1.34% and an average dividend growth of 9.60% based on a 3 Year Average..

Dividend History for NYSE:BDX – Becton Dickinson and (NYSE:BDX)

  • On 1/22/2018 NYSE:BDX – Becton Dickinson and announced a quarterly dividend of $0.75 1.38% with an ex dividend date of 3/8/2018 which will be payable on 3/30/2018.
  • On 11/20/2017 NYSE:BDX – 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 NYSE:BDX – 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 NYSE:BDX – 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 NYSE:BDX – 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 NYSE:BDX – 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 NYSE:BDX – 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.

Recent Insider Trading Activity For NYSE:BDX – Becton Dickinson and (NYSE:BDX)
NYSE:BDX – Becton Dickinson and (NYSE:BDX) has insider ownership of 1.00% and institutional ownership of 83.41%.

  • On 3/13/2018 Thomas E Polen Jr, EVP, sold 1,877 with an average share price of $227.00 per share and the total transaction amounting to $426,079.00.
  • On 2/27/2018 John E Gallagher, VP, sold 5,346 with an average share price of $226.08 per share and the total transaction amounting to $1,208,623.68.
  • On 2/26/2018 James W Borzi, EVP, sold 4,048 with an average share price of $224.98 per share and the total transaction amounting to $910,719.04.
  • On 2/23/2018 Timothy M Ring, Director, sold 176 with an average share price of $218.27 per share and the total transaction amounting to $38,415.52.
  • On 2/8/2018 Timothy M Ring, Director, sold 269,661 with an average share price of $217.82 per share and the total transaction amounting to $58,737,559.02.
  • 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.

Recent Trading Activity for NYSE:BDX – Becton Dickinson and (NYSE:BDX)
Shares of NYSE:BDX – Becton Dickinson and closed the previous trading session at 224.04 up +6.64 3.05% with 321431 shares trading hands.