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Becton Dickinson Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NYSE:BDX | Benzinga
Becton Dickinson Corp has a consensus price target of $567.61 based on the ratings of 38 analysts. The high is $1350 issued by HSBC on May 10, 2024<. The low is $100 issued by Deutsche Bank on August 5, 2024. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by New Street Research, Goldman Sachs, and Deutsche Bank on August 6, 2024, August 5, 2024, and August 5, 2024, respectively. With an average price target of $118.33 between New Street Research, Goldman Sachs, and Deutsche Bank, there's an implied 0.21% upside for Becton Dickinson Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.
Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1
Barclays
Citigroup
Morgan Stanley
Piper Sandler
Stifel
1calculated from analyst ratings
Analyst Ratings for Becton Dickinson
| Buy Now | Get Alert | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/03/2025 | Buy Now | — | Barclays | Matt Miksic65% | $261 → $241 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/22/2025 | Buy Now | — | Citigroup | Joanna Wiensch62% | $217 → $185 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/06/2025 | Buy Now | — | Morgan Stanley | Patrick Wood50% | $280 → $196 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/02/2025 | Buy Now | — | Piper Sandler | Jason Bednar52% | $260 → $185 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/02/2025 | Buy Now | — | Stifel | Rick Wise73% | $280 → $224 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | — | William Blair | Brian Weinstein27% | — | Downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 04/23/2025 | Buy Now | — | Piper Sandler | Jason Bednar52% | $280 → $260 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/07/2025 | Buy Now | — | Barclays | Travis Steed57% | $279 → $261 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2025 | Buy Now | — | Barclays | Travis Steed57% | $278 → $279 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/28/2025 | Buy Now | — | Piper Sandler | Jason Bednar52% | $275 → $280 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/01/2024 | Buy Now | — | Evercore ISI Group | Vijay Kumar50% | $286 → $290 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/01/2024 | Buy Now | — | Citigroup | Joanna Wiensch62% | $255 → $275 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2024 | Buy Now | — | Raymond James | Jayson Bedford67% | $275 → $270 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/26/2024 | Buy Now | — | Stifel | Rick Wise73% | $270 → $280 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/10/2024 | Buy Now | — | Citigroup | Joanna Wiensch62% | $260 → $255 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/02/2024 | Buy Now | — | Evercore ISI Group | Vijay Kumar50% | $290 → $285 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/30/2024 | Buy Now | — | Goldman Sachs | David Roman39% | → $274 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/06/2024 | Buy Now | — | Barclays | Travis Steed57% | $305 → $312 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/05/2024 | Buy Now | — | Barclays | Travis Steed57% | $301 → $305 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/03/2024 | Buy Now | — | Raymond James | Jayson Bedford67% | $269 → $275 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/04/2023 | Buy Now | — | Morgan Stanley | Patrick Wood50% | $310 → $280 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/10/2023 | Buy Now | — | Piper Sandler | Jason Bednar52% | $305 → $280 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/10/2023 | Buy Now | — | Raymond James | Jayson Bedford67% | $304 → $269 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/21/2023 | Buy Now | — | Citigroup | Joanna Wiensch62% | $260 → $282 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/07/2023 | Buy Now | — | Barclays | Travis Steed57% | $284 → $303 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/04/2023 | Buy Now | — | Morgan Stanley | Patrick Wood50% | $295 → $310 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/04/2023 | Buy Now | — | Raymond James | Lawrence Keusch66% | $305 → $304 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/24/2023 | Buy Now | — | Piper Sandler | Jason Bednar52% | $290 → $305 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/24/2023 | Buy Now | — | Raymond James | Lawrence Keusch66% | → $305 | Upgrade | Market Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/30/2023 | Buy Now | — | Morgan Stanley | Patrick Wood50% | → $295 | Assumes | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/08/2023 | Buy Now | — | Citigroup | Joanna Wiensch62% | $250 → $260 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/08/2023 | Buy Now | — | Barclays | Travis Steed57% | $282 → $284 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/05/2023 | Buy Now | — | Piper Sandler | Jason Bednar52% | $260 → $290 | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/12/2023 | Buy Now | — | Keybanc | Matthew Mishan52% | → $304 | Upgrade | Sector Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/04/2023 | Buy Now | — | Evercore ISI Group | Vijay Kumar50% | $280 → $275 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/03/2023 | Buy Now | — | Morgan Stanley | Drew Ranieri46% | $290 → $295 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/03/2023 | Buy Now | — | Piper Sandler | Jason Bednar52% | $245 → $260 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/06/2023 | Buy Now | — | Morgan Stanley | Drew Ranieri46% | $275 → $290 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/03/2023 | Buy Now | — | B of A Securities | Travis Steed57% | $250 → $290 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/12/2022 | Buy Now | — | Citigroup | Joanne Wuensch74% | $220 → $250 | Upgrade | Sell → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/23/2022 | Buy Now | — | Goldman Sachs | Amit Hazan56% | $319 → $272 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/11/2022 | Buy Now | — | Piper Sandler | Jason Bednar52% | $255 → $245 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/11/2022 | Buy Now | — | Morgan Stanley | David Lewis71% | $272 → $275 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/16/2022 | Buy Now | — | Goldman Sachs | Amit Hazan56% | $278 → $319 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/18/2022 | Buy Now | — | Stifel | Rick Wise73% | $290 → $280 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/15/2022 | Buy Now | — | Morgan Stanley | David Lewis71% | $282 → $272 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/11/2022 | Buy Now | — | Citigroup | Joanne Wuensch74% | $265 → $235 | Downgrade | Neutral → Sell | Get Alert |
| 06/24/2022 | Buy Now | — | Wells Fargo | Lawrence Biegelsen48% | → $275 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
FAQ
What is the target price for Becton Dickinson (BDX) stock?
The latest price target for Becton Dickinson (NYSE:BDX) was reported by Barclays on June 3, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $241.00 expecting BDX to rise to within 12 months (a possible 41.44% upside). 16 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
What is the most recent analyst rating for Becton Dickinson (BDX)?
The latest analyst rating for Becton Dickinson (NYSE:BDX) was provided by Barclays, and Becton Dickinson maintained their overweight rating.
When was the last upgrade for Becton Dickinson (BDX)?
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.
When was the last downgrade for Becton Dickinson (BDX)?
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.
When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Becton Dickinson (BDX)?
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 June 3, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around June 3, 2026.
Is the Analyst Rating Becton Dickinson (BDX) correct?
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Becton Dickinson (BDX) rating was a maintained with a price target of $261.00 to $241.00. The current price Becton Dickinson (BDX) is trading at is $170.39, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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