Earnings Preview: Becton Dickinson

Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) is slated to report first-quarter fiscal 2011 results on Tuesday, February 8, ahead of the opening bell. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the first quarter is $1.29, representing an estimated year-over-year decline of 1.11%. During the fourth quarter earnings announcement, the company had guided reported earnings per share from [...]