Company Update: Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX) – BD Announces Live Webcast Of Third Fiscal Quarter Earnings Conference Call

[PR Newswire] – FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., July 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) ( NYSE:BDX ) announced today that it will conduct a live webcast of its third fiscal quarter 2016 earnings conference … Read more on this. Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) , with a current market cap of $36.07B, opened this morning at $169.59. Looking at the equity, the company’s one day range is $169.30 to $170.26 with the price of the stock fluctuating between $128.87 to $172.20 over the last 52 weeks. BDX shares are currently priced at 19.79x this year’s forecasted earnings, which makes them relatively expensive compared to the industry’s 10.46x forward p/e ratio. And for income investors, the company pays shareholders $2.64 per share annually in dividends, yielding 1.61%. According to a consensus of 17 analysts, the earnings estimate of $2.20 per share would be $0.15 better than the year-ago quarter and a $0.04 sequential decrease. Furthermore, our analysis shows the full-year EPS estimate to be $8.57, which would be a $1.41 improvement when compared to the last year’s annual results. The quarterly earnings estimate is predicated on a consensus revenue forecast of $3.21 Billion. If reported, that would be a 2.56% increase over the year-ago quarter. Recently, Deutsche Bank upgraded BDX from Hold to Buy (Feb 11, 2016). Previously, Morgan Stanley downgraded BDX from Overweight to Equal-Weight. Investors should keep in mind is that the average price target is $178.63, which is 5.33% above where the stock opened this morning. See more in (NYSE:BDX) Similar Articles: Stock Update (NYSE:PH): Parker to Announce Fiscal 2016 Third Quarter Earnings on April 26; Conference Call and Webcast Scheduled for 11 a.m. Eastern Company Update (NYSE:BDX): Medical Instruments & Supplies Stocks Technical Data – Baxter Intl., Becton Dickinson, DENTSPLY Intl., and Heartware Intl. Company Update: Parker-Hannifin Corporation (NYSE:PH) – Parker to Announce Fiscal 2016 Second Quarter Earnings on January 26; Conference Call and Webcast Scheduled for 11 a.m. Eastern