Analyst Consensus ?
ConsensusHold33 ratings
Bullish1648.5%
Neutral1648.5%
Bearish13.0%
FN2 Earnings Intelligence
Becton, Dickinson and Company analyst ratings
Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) analyst consensus, price targets, and firm-level rating history from FN2 Research.
Analyst 52W Price Targets
$177.85Current
$159Low
$200.68Average
$235.85High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 12, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B of A Securities | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 31, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 7, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 6, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | May 11, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Mar 23, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Feb 10, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 10, 2026 |
| Stifel | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 7, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Dec 2, 2025 |
| William Blair | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | May 1, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 2, 2024 |
| Keybanc | Overweight | Sector Weight | Upgrade | Apr 12, 2023 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 23, 2022 |
| SVB Leerink | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Feb 4, 2022 |
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 10, 2020 |
| CFRA | Hold | Hold | Maintain | May 8, 2020 |
| Cowen & Co. | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Feb 7, 2020 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Dec 16, 2019 |
| BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | May 10, 2019 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Dec 7, 2018 |
| Bank of America | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Nov 5, 2014 |
| Canaccord Genuity | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Oct 7, 2014 |
| Argus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 7, 2014 |
| PiperJaffray | Overweight | Neutral | Upgrade | Sep 18, 2013 |
| ISI Group | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 25, 2013 |
| Macquarie | Outperform | Neutral | Upgrade | May 10, 2013 |
| Mizuho | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 22, 2013 |
| Leerink Swann | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Aug 3, 2012 |
| CLSA | Underperform | Outperform | Downgrade | Aug 3, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $177.85. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $190 | $184.04 | +6.8% | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Analyst unavailable | $195 | $176.07 | +9.6% | Aug 7, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Shagun Singh | $180 | $176.25 | +1.2% | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $210 | $176.91 | +18.1% | Aug 6, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $190 | $158.92 | +6.8% | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $180 | $154.6 | +1.2% | Jul 6, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $204 | $149.43 | +14.7% | May 11, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Jason Bednar | $159 | $154.82 | -10.6% | Apr 17, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $175 | $155.43 | -1.6% | Apr 14, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | David Roman | $167 | $154.42 | -6.1% | Apr 10, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Shagun Singh | $172 | $170.14 | -3.3% | Feb 10, 2026 |
| Barclays | Matt Miksic | $202 | $207.39 | +13.6% | Feb 10, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $170 | $207.39 | -4.4% | Feb 10, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Jason Bednar | $161.16 | $159.91 | -9.4% | Jan 28, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Analyst unavailable | $169.03 | $161.45 | -5.0% | Jan 7, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $165.09 | $154.39 | -7.2% | Dec 17, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Patrick Wood | $165.09 | $150.8 | -7.2% | Dec 2, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Jason Bednar | $204.4 | $159.06 | +14.9% | Apr 23, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Vijay Kumar | $227.99 | $189.54 | +28.2% | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Citigroup | Joanna Wuensch | $216.19 | $190.2 | +21.6% | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Raymond James | Jayson Bedford | $212.26 | $187.96 | +19.4% | Aug 2, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Larry Biegelsen | $220.13 | $185.54 | +23.8% | Aug 2, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | Becton Dickinson | $224.06 | $180.24 | +26.0% | Jul 2, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | David Roman | $215.41 | $176.94 | +21.1% | May 30, 2024 |
| Barclays | Matt Miksic | $245.28 | $184.5 | +37.9% | May 6, 2024 |
| Argus Research | David Toung | $235.85 | $190.83 | +32.6% | Apr 8, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $227.99 | $202.92 | +28.2% | Jan 6, 2023 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $196.54 | $194.65 | +10.5% | Dec 12, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $213.84 | $185.9 | +20.2% | Nov 23, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $250.79 | $210.01 | +41.0% | Aug 16, 2022 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Analyst unavailable | $220.13 | $187.4 | +23.8% | Jul 18, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $213.84 | $187.61 | +20.2% | Jul 15, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $184.75 | $193.13 | +3.9% | Jul 11, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Larry Biegelsen | $231.92 | $197.26 | +30.4% | Jun 25, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $221.7 | $197.95 | +24.7% | May 6, 2022 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $200.47 | $204.12 | +12.7% | May 6, 2022 |
| Bank of America Securities | Travis Steed | $227.99 | $209.27 | +28.2% | Mar 3, 2022 |
| Piper Sandler | Jason Bednar | $208.33 | $206.71 | +17.1% | Feb 3, 2022 |
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