27 August, 2017
The legal version of this article can be read at https://stocknewstimes.com/2017/08/26/waverton-investment-management-ltd-takes-position-in-becton-dickinson-and-company-bdx.html. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 633 shares of the medical instruments supplier's stock valued at $116,000 after buying an additional 9 shares during the last quarter. Becton, Dickinson and Company has had earnings per share growth of -3.30% over the past five years. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America increased its position in shares of Becton, Dickinson and by 0.7% in the first quarter. About 202,261 shares traded.
Becton, Dickinson and (NYSE:BDX) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 3rd. It has underperformed by 4.38% the S&P500.
Mcdonald Capital Investors Inc increased its stake in Core Laboratories N V (CLB) by 1.14% based on its latest 2016Q4 regulatory filing with the SEC. The medical instruments supplier reported $2.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.44 by $0.02. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 12,861 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,538,890.01. Also, insider Nabil Shabshab sold 6,149 shares of Becton, Dickinson and stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 15th. Also, EVP Linda M. Tharby sold 4,695 shares of Becton, Dickinson and stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 22nd. It has underperformed by 56.55% the S&P500.
Investors sentiment is 0.91 in Q4 2016. Its up 0.02, from 0.9 in 2016Q3. Natl Mutual Insur Federation Of Agricultural Cooperatives invested in 0.1% or 26,200 shares. 23 funds opened positions while 50 raised stakes. 9,555 were accumulated by Tealwood Asset. Fjarde Ap stated it has 15,983 shares. State Street Corporation reported 3.42M shares. Moreover, Trexquant Investment Lp has 0.03% invested in TechTarget Inc (NASDAQ:TTGT). Amp Cap Invsts Limited invested in 0.11% or 114,336 shares.
Morgan Dempsey Capital Management Llc holds 3.91% of its portfolio in Marcus Corp for 432,076 shares. Moreover, Bancorp Of Montreal Can has 0% invested in TechTarget Inc (NASDAQ:TTGT) for 16,881 shares. It is positive, as 52 investors sold BDX shares while 352 reduced holdings. Savant Capital Llc, a Illinois-based fund reported 40,068 shares. Segall Bryant & Hamill Limited Liability Company reported 0.02% in Becton Dickinson and Co (NYSE:BDX). Novare Capital Mgmt Ltd Liability reported 0.95% stake. Foothills Asset Management Ltd reported 13,240 shares stake. Wells Fargo & Mn has 516,488 shares.
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 29th. The rating was maintained by Argus Research on Wednesday, August 19 with "Buy".
Mcdonald Capital Investors Inc, which manages about $914.34 million and $1.09B US Long portfolio, decreased its stake in Comcast Corp New (NASDAQ:CMCSA) by 38,773 shares to 1.19 million shares, valued at $82.28M in 2016Q4, according to the filing.
Envestnet Asset Management Inc increased Centurylink Inc (NYSE:CTL) stake by 84,522 shares to 149,216 valued at $3.55M in 2016Q4. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Becton, Dickinson and from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $225.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Monday, July 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $200.48, for a total transaction of $941,253.60. On average, analysts predict that Becton, Dickinson and Company will post $9.46 earnings per share for the current year. The firm has "Sector Perform" rating given on Thursday, February 4 by RBC Capital Markets. The stock has "Buy" rating by Piper Jaffray on Tuesday, July 18. As per Friday, August 5, the company rating was maintained by UBS. The rating was downgraded by Raymond James to "Outperform" on Thursday, January 5. The firm has "Equal-Weight" rating given on Tuesday, April 5 by Stephens.
Since May 25, 2017, it had 0 buys, and 1 sale for $5.35 million activity. Therefore 50% are positive. Becton Dickinson has $23000 highest and $146 lowest target. The shares were sold at an average price of $200.43, for a total value of $3,015,268.92. Becton Dickinson had 31 analyst reports since August 7, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. Cowen and Company reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $230.00 price target (up previously from $200.00) on shares of Becton, Dickinson and in a research note on Monday, July 10th. The stock of Becton Dickinson and Co (NYSE:BDX) has "Buy" rating given on Thursday, August 3 by Stifel Nicolaus. Norway-based Dnb Asset Mngmt As has invested 0% in Becton Dickinson and Co (NYSE:BDX). Jefferies maintained Becton Dickinson and Co (NYSE:BDX) on Friday, June 9 with "Buy" rating. As per Thursday, August 10, the company rating was maintained by Barclays Capital. Finally, Zacks Investment Research cut Becton, Dickinson and from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, August 7th. More interesting news about Becton Dickinson and Co (NYSE:BDX) were released by: Law360.com and their article: "FDA Warning Wire: Becton Dickinson, Ice Pops, Potent Drugs" published on August 23, 2017 as well as Fool.com's news article titled: "Becton, Dickinson results: The raw numbers" with publication date: August 09, 2017.
Investors sentiment increased to 0.92 in Q4 2016. Its up 0.02, from 0.9 in 2016Q3.
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