Insider Sell: Richard Byrd Sells Shares of Becton Dickinson & Co (BDX)

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Mar 21, 2025
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On March 18, 2025, Richard Byrd, Executive Vice President & President of Interventional at Becton Dickinson & Co (BDX, Financial), sold 459 shares of the company. Following this transaction, the insider now owns 6,952 shares of the company. The details of this transaction can be found in the SEC Filing. Becton Dickinson & Co (BDX) is a global medical technology company that develops, manufactures, and sells medical devices, instrument systems, and reagents. The company operates in three segments: BD Medical, BD Life Sciences, and BD Interventional. 1903129165515878400.png Over the past year, Richard Byrd has sold a total of 2,399 shares and has not purchased any shares. The insider transaction history for Becton Dickinson & Co shows that there have been 1 insider buy and 15 insider sells over the same timeframe. On the day of the recent sale, shares of Becton Dickinson & Co were trading at $230 each, giving the stock a market cap of $65.846 billion. The company's price-earnings ratio is 38.09, which is higher than the industry median of 26.83 but lower than the company’s historical median price-earnings ratio. 1903129180351131648.png With a price of $230 and a GuruFocus Value of $263.62, Becton Dickinson & Co has a price-to-GF-Value ratio of 0.87. This indicates that the stock is modestly undervalued based on its GF Value. The GF Value is an intrinsic value estimate developed by GuruFocus, calculated based on historical multiples, a GuruFocus adjustment factor, and future estimates of business performance from Morningstar analysts.

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