Becton Dickinson and Co expected to post earnings of $2.74 a share - Earnings Preview

Becton Dickinson and Co

02/05/2023 19:31

* Becton Dickinson and Co  BDX.N   BDX  is expected to show
a fall
in quarterly revenue when it reports  results on May 4. 
    * The Franklin Lakes New Jersey-based  company is expected
to
report  a 6.5% decrease in revenue to $4.684 billion from $5.01
billion a year ago, according to the mean estimate from 11
analysts, based on Refinitiv data. 
    * ​Refinitiv's mean analyst estimate for Becton Dickinson
and Co
is for earnings of $2.74 per share. 
    * The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy"
and
the breakdown of recommendations is 11 "strong buy" or "buy," 7
"hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell."  
    * The mean earnings estimate of analysts was unchanged in
the last
three months. ​
    * Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Becton
Dickinson
and Co is $280​, above​ its last closing price of $265.32. ​​​

Previous quarterly performance (using preferred earnings measure
in US dollars). ​
 QUARTER       STARMINESM  REFINITIV  ACTUAL    BEAT,   SURPRI
 ENDING        ARTESTIMAT  IBES                 MET,    SE %
               E®          ESTIMATE             MISSED  
 Dec. 31 2022  2.68        2.68       2.98      Beat    11.1
 Sep. 30 2022  2.75        2.74       2.75      Beat    0.3
 Jun. 30 2022  2.49        2.50       2.66      Beat    6.5​
 Mar. 31 2022  3.00        2.99       3.18      Beat    6.4
 ​​Dec.        2.88        2.85       3.64      Beat    27.6
 31 2021                                                
 Sep. 30 2021  2.48        2.46       2.59      Beat    5.5​
 Jun. 30 2021  2.46        2.44       2.74      Beat    12.2
 Mar. 31 2021  3.08        3.04       3.19      Beat    5
 This summary was machine generated May 2 at 18:31 GMT.  All
figures in US dollars  unless otherwise stated