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Becton Dickinson & Co has a consensus price target of $248.27 based on the ratings of 16 analysts. The high is $304 issued by Raymond James on August 4, 2023. The low is $184 issued by Wells Fargo on August 8, 2025. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Morgan Stanley, RBC Capital, and Piper Sandler on December 2, 2025, November 7, 2025, and November 7, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $200.67 between Morgan Stanley, RBC Capital, and Piper Sandler, there's an implied -0.25% downside for Becton Dickinson & Co from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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| Dec 2, 2025 | 4.39% | 197210 | Previous Overweight Current Overweight | Get Alert | |
| Nov 7, 2025 | 0.42% | 202211 | Previous Sector Perform Current Sector Perform | Get Alert | |
| Nov 7, 2025 | -5.55% | 190200 | Previous Neutral Current Neutral | Get Alert | |
| Oct 16, 2025 | 4.89% | 211211 | Previous Sector Perform Current Sector Perform | Get Alert | |
| Sep 25, 2025 | 4.89% | 211 | Previous Initiates Current Sector Perform | Get Alert | |
| Aug 11, 2025 | -2.07% | 196197 | Previous Overweight Current Overweight | Get Alert | |
| Aug 8, 2025 | -8.53% | 172184 | Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight | Get Alert | |
| Aug 8, 2025 | -0.58% | 185200 | Previous Neutral Current Neutral | Get Alert | |
| Jun 3, 2025 | 19.8% | 241261 | Previous Overweight Current Overweight | Get Alert | |
| May 22, 2025 | -8.04% | 185217 | Previous Buy Current Neutral | Get Alert | |
| May 6, 2025 | -2.57% | 196280 | Previous Overweight Current Overweight | Get Alert | |
| May 2, 2025 | -8.04% | 185260 | Previous Overweight Current Neutral | Get Alert | |
| May 2, 2025 | 11.35% | 224280 | Previous Buy Current Buy | Get Alert | |
| May 1, 2025 | 7.87% | 217270 | Previous Buy Current Buy | Get Alert | |
| May 1, 2025 | — | — | Previous Outperform Current Market Perform | Get Alert | |
| Apr 23, 2025 | 29.25% | 260280 | Previous Overweight Current Overweight | Get Alert | |
| Apr 7, 2025 | 29.74% | 261279 | Previous Overweight Current Overweight | Get Alert | |
| Feb 14, 2025 | 38.69% | 278279 | Previous Overweight Current Overweight | Get Alert | |
| Jan 28, 2025 | 39.19% | 275280 | Previous Overweight Current Overweight | Get Alert | |
| Jan 22, 2025 | 38.2% | 278312 | Previous Overweight Current Overweight | Get Alert | |
| Oct 1, 2024 | 44.16% | 286290 | Previous Outperform Current Outperform | Get Alert | |
| Oct 1, 2024 | 36.7% | 255275 | Previous Neutral Current Buy | Get Alert | |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 34.22% | 270275 | Previous Outperform Current Outperform | Get Alert | |
| Jul 26, 2024 | 39.19% | 270280 | Previous Buy Current Buy | Get Alert | |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 26.76% | 255260 | Previous Neutral Current Neutral | Get Alert | |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 41.67% | 285290 | Previous Outperform Current Outperform | Get Alert | |
| May 30, 2024 | 36.21% | 274 | Previous Initiates Current Buy | Get Alert | |
| May 6, 2024 | 55.1% | 305312 | Previous Overweight Current Overweight | Get Alert | |
| Feb 5, 2024 | 51.62% | 301305 | Previous Overweight Current Overweight | Get Alert | |
| Jan 3, 2024 | 36.7% | 269275 | Previous Outperform Current Outperform | Get Alert | |
| Dec 4, 2023 | 39.19% | 280310 | Previous Overweight Current Overweight | Get Alert | |
| Nov 10, 2023 | 39.19% | 280305 | Previous Overweight Current Overweight | Get Alert | |
| Nov 10, 2023 | 33.72% | 269304 | Previous Outperform Current Outperform | Get Alert | |
| Aug 21, 2023 | 40.18% | 260282 | Previous Neutral Current Neutral | Get Alert | |
| Aug 7, 2023 | 50.62% | 284303 | Previous Overweight Current Overweight | Get Alert | |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 54.1% | 295310 | Previous Overweight Current Overweight | Get Alert | |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 51.12% | 304305 | Previous Outperform Current Outperform | Get Alert | |
| Jul 24, 2023 | 51.62% | 290305 | Previous Overweight Current Overweight | Get Alert | |
| Jul 24, 2023 | 51.62% | 305 | Previous Market Perform Current Outperform | Get Alert | |
| May 30, 2023 | 46.65% | 295 | Previous Current Overweight | Get Alert | |
| May 8, 2023 | 29.25% | 250260 | Previous Current Neutral | Get Alert | |
| May 8, 2023 | 41.18% | 282284 | Previous Current Overweight | Get Alert | |
| May 5, 2023 | 44.16% | 260290 | Previous Neutral Current Overweight | Get Alert | |
| Apr 12, 2023 | 51.12% | 304 | Previous Sector Weight Current Overweight | Get Alert | |
| Apr 4, 2023 | 36.7% | 275280 | Previous Current Outperform | Get Alert | |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 46.65% | 290295 | Previous Current Overweight | Get Alert | |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 29.25% | 245260 | Previous Current Neutral | Get Alert | |
| Jan 6, 2023 | 44.16% | 275290 | Previous Current Overweight | Get Alert | |
| Jan 3, 2023 | 44.16% | 250290 | Previous Neutral Current Buy | Get Alert |
The latest price target for Becton Dickinson (NYSE:BDX) was reported by Morgan Stanley on December 2, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $210.00 expecting BDX to rise to within 12 months (a possible 4.39% upside). 20 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Becton Dickinson (NYSE:BDX) was provided by Morgan Stanley, and Becton Dickinson maintained their overweight rating.
The last upgrade for Becton Dickinson & Co happened on October 1, 2024 when Citigroup raised their price target to $275. Citigroup previously had a neutral for Becton Dickinson & Co.
The last downgrade for Becton Dickinson & Co happened on May 22, 2025 when Citigroup changed their price target from $217 to $185 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 December 2, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around December 2, 2026.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Becton Dickinson (BDX) rating was a maintained with a price target of $197.00 to $210.00. The current price Becton Dickinson (BDX) is trading at is $201.16, which is within the analyst’s predicted range.
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