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Becton Dickinson & Co has a consensus price target of $279.78 based on the ratings of 18 analysts. The high is $312 issued by Barclays on May 6, 2024. The low is $250 issued by Citigroup on December 12, 2022. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Raymond James, Stifel, and Citigroup on August 2, 2024, July 26, 2024, and July 10, 2024, respectively. With an average price target of $268.33 between Raymond James, Stifel, and Citigroup, there's an implied 14.95% upside for Becton Dickinson & Co from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for Becton Dickinson (NYSE:BDX) was reported by Raymond James on August 2, 2024. The analyst firm set a price target for $270.00 expecting BDX to rise to within 12 months (a possible 15.67% upside). 11 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Becton Dickinson (NYSE:BDX) was provided by Raymond James, and Becton Dickinson maintained their outperform rating.
The last upgrade for Becton Dickinson & Co happened on July 24, 2023 when Raymond James raised their price target to $305. Raymond James previously had a market perform for Becton Dickinson & Co.
The last downgrade for Becton Dickinson & Co happened on July 11, 2022 when Citigroup changed their price target from $265 to $235 for Becton Dickinson & Co.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Becton Dickinson, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Becton Dickinson was filed on August 2, 2024 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around August 2, 2025.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Becton Dickinson (BDX) rating was a maintained with a price target of $275.00 to $270.00. The current price Becton Dickinson (BDX) is trading at is $233.43, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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