Becton Dickinson and's (BDX) "Buy" Rating Reiterated at Bank of America

(NASDAQ:SONC) is a huge mover today! The stock increased 1.03% or $2.39 during the last trading session, reaching $234.51. About 143,432 shares traded. Secure Trust Bank Plc (LON:STB) has 0.00% since January 22, 2017 and is. It has underperformed by 22.06% the S&P500.The move comes after 7 months negative chart setup for the $1.00B company. The 1-year high was reported on Jan, 21 by Barchart.com. We have $23.98 PT which if reached, will make NASDAQ:SONC worth $80.24M less. Smith Moore And holds 0.11% of its portfolio in Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX) for 1,982 shares. Therefore 63% are positive. Becton Dickinson and's revenue for the quarter was down 2.0% compared to the same quarter last year. equities research analysts anticipate that Becton Dickinson and will post 10.66 EPS for the current fiscal year. Citigroup upgraded the stock to "Hold" rating in Friday, January 5 report. Argus upped their target price on shares of Becton Dickinson and to $235.00 and gave the company a buy rating in a research note on Thursday, December 14th. They set an overweight rating and a $260.00 target price for the company. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company.

Rgm Capital Llc holds 3.9% of its portfolio in Bazaarvoice, Inc. for 7.63 million shares. The rating was maintained by Jefferies with "Buy" on Friday, June 9. The rating was maintained by UBS with "Buy" on Thursday, August 4. Becton Dickinson and accounts for approximately 1.7% of Catawba Capital Management VA's holdings, making the stock its 11th biggest holding. The firm has "Buy" rating given on Tuesday, September 26 by Jefferies. Cowen & Co maintained Facebook, Inc. Stifel Nicolaus maintained Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX) rating on Thursday, November 2. Deutsche Bank has "Hold" rating and $155.0 target. Investors of record on Friday, March 9th will be given a dividend of $0.75 per share. Its up 0.68, from 1.48 in 2017Q2. It dropped, as 53 investors sold BDX shares while 344 reduced holdings. CENTRAL TRUST Co raised its stake in Becton, Dickinson and by 0.8% in the first quarter. The medical instruments supplier reported $2.40 EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $2.37 by $0.03. Hyman Charles D invested 0.07% in Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX). Kings Point Capital Management who had been investing in Becton Dickinson & Co for a number of months, seems to be bullish on the $62.85B market cap company. Moreover, Old Mutual Customised Solutions (Proprietary) Limited has 0.21% invested in Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX). Arizona State Retirement Systems has invested 0.19% of its portfolio in Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX). 86,512 were reported by Hardman Johnston Global Advisors Ltd Liability Corp. 7,883 are owned by City. First Commercial Bank Of Omaha reported 21,978 shares. Caxton Assocs L P owns 3,600 shares. Macquarie Gp Ltd holds 45,440 shares. Stock Yards Bancorp Trust stated it has 0.07% in Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX). 5,140 are held by Duncker Streett And. Beaumont Finance Limited Liability Company reported 1,722 shares. With 1.06M avg volume, 12 days are for Becton Dickinson & Company (NYSE:BDX)'s short sellers to cover BDX's short positions.

Since December 14, 2017, it had 0 buys, and 1 insider sale for $2.11 million activity. Tharby Linda M sold $941,254 worth of stock. On Monday, September 11 the insider COHEN GARY M sold $3.16 million. About 1.47 million shares traded or 9.66% up from the average. Shares for $1.18 million were sold by Polen Thomas E Jr. Sichak Stephen had sold 11,787 shares worth $2.36M on Friday, September 8. 1,629,151 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,168,412. Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX) has risen 12.32% since January 23, 2017 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 4.38% the S&P500.

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Becton Dickinson is a manufacturer of medical devices and systems. The company has market cap of $473.40 million. It has a 51.03 P/E ratio. The BD Medical segment offers syringes, pen needles, and IV sets for diabetes; needles, syringes, and intravenous catheters for medication delivery; prefilled IV flush syringes; regional anesthesia needles and trays; sharps disposal containers; closed-system transfer devices; skin antiseptic products; surgical and laproscopic instrumentations; intravenous medication safety and infusion therapy delivery, and automated medication dispensing and supply management systems; and prefillable drug delivery systems.

Investors sentiment increased to 1.49 in 2017 Q3. Its up 0.21, from 0.94 in 2017Q2. Johnson Inv Counsel has invested 0.02% of its portfolio in Time Warner Inc. 13 funds opened positions while 28 raised stakes. Her Majesty The Queen In Right Of The Province Of Alberta As Represented By Alberta Investment Management holds 31,000 shares or 0% of its portfolio. (NASDAQ:SONC). Us Savings Bank De reported 0% stake. (NASDAQ:CRAY). 48,680 were accumulated by Credit Suisse Ag. Cheviot Value Mngmt Ltd Limited Liability Company owns 19,425 shares. Credit Agricole S A reported 100,000 shares. Mycio Wealth Prns Limited owns 1,395 shares for 0.03% of their portfolio. Gofen And Glossberg Lc Il owns 32,754 shares. (NYSE:TWX). Huntington National Bank invested in 0.03% or 15,224 shares. Cypress Asset Mgmt Tx accumulated 35,030 shares. Net earnings for the quarter were posted at $2.40 per share, whereas Wall Street had forecast $2.37 per share. M Kraus And invested 2.38% in Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX). It also reduced its holding in Nokia Corp (NYSE:NOK) by 3.65M shares in the quarter, leaving it with 2.62M shares, and cut its stake in Byline Bancorp Inc. The stock has a market cap of $49,107.08, a PE ratio of 46.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 1.07.

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