Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) earnings on May 7, 2026
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Prior outlook: Pessimistic Outcome: Missed
The stock price increased significantly after the company's earnings report. This suggests the results were better than expected, overcoming earlier negative sentiment.
BDX price around the earnings
154.50
Change: +6.7%
2026-05-07, 23:51 UTC
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Prior thesis
Prior outlook: Pessimistic Outcome: Missed
Mixed outlook: strong fundamentals, weak price trend.
Despite a history of strong earnings and a recent increase in future profit forecasts, the stock's recent price movement has significantly lagged behind the broader market. However, a new Chief Financial Officer appointment is seen as a positive sign for leadership.
Context analyzed before publication
- Summary
- Strong earnings history, but momentum is weak.
- Reasoning
- BDX has a history of outstanding earnings surprises, but its recent price performance has significantly lagged the broader market. While a new partnership offers some positive news, analysts have mixed views, with some lowering their price targets.
- Playbook
- Given the declining momentum despite strong past earnings, the scenario suggests waiting for a clearer upward trend before committing. The new partnership's impact on future performance and analyst sentiment is a key factor.
- Trend
- Declining into earnings from a 52-week high.
Analysts
Drivers
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Analysts
Negative
Analyst sentiment is divided. While one firm recommends a Buy, others have reduced their price targets to $163 and $159.
Evidence
- Analyst consensus
- Buy
- Consensus average (1-5)
- 2.19
- Analysts covering the stock
- 14
- Average price target
- 188.79
- Lowest price target
- 157
- Highest price target
- 225
- Upside to price target
- 29.8%
- Quarterly earnings growth
- 26.1%
- Revenue growth
- 1.6%
- Forward EPS
- 13.51
- Trailing EPS
- 6.11
- Analyst moves in the last 60 days
- 3
- Strong buy: 1
- Buy: 6
- Hold: 9
- Sell: 0
- Strong sell: 0
- Strong buy
- 1
- Buy
- 6
- Hold
- 9
- Sell
- 0
- Strong sell
- 0
- May 4, 2026 · TD Cowen: Maintains rating (Hold → Hold)
- April 17, 2026 · Piper Sandler: Maintains rating (Neutral → Neutral)
- March 23, 2026 · Argus Research: Maintains rating (Buy → Buy)
News and sentiment
Drivers
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News & sentiment
Positive
A new partnership focused on medication delivery safety was announced, which is seen as a positive development.
Evidence
Sentiment
- Sentiment
- Constructive
- Mention volume
- Low
- Normalized volume
- 33%
News
Sources (3)
- TD Cowen Maintains Hold on Becton Dickinson, Lowers Price Target to $163 — Benzinga
- Piper Sandler Maintains Neutral on Becton Dickinson, Lowers Price Target to $159 — Benzinga
- Goldman Sachs Reinstates Neutral on Becton Dickinson, Announces $167 Price Target — Benzinga
Technicals
Drivers
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Technical
Negative
The stock's recent price movement shows significant underperformance compared to the S&P 500, with declining momentum over the last 14 days.
Evidence
- Average true range (ATR)
- 2.3%
- Distance to 52-week high
- -22.4%
- 14-day change (14d)
- -8.3%
- 30-day change
- -8.1%
- 30-day relative strength
- -20.2%
- Benchmark change
- +12.1%
- Nearest support
- 143.04
- Nearest resistance
- 160.15
- Volume accumulation ratio
- 1.09
Trends
Evidence
- Average earnings surprise
- +106.7%
- February 9, 2026: actual EPS 1.34 vs estimate 0.26 (surprise +415.4%)
- November 6, 2025: actual EPS 3.96 vs estimate 3.91 (surprise +1.1%)
- August 7, 2025: actual EPS 3.68 vs estimate 3.4 (surprise +8.2%)
- May 1, 2025: actual EPS 3.35 vs estimate 3.28 (surprise +2.1%)
Expected move
Drivers
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Past earnings
Positive
The company has a strong recent record of beating earnings expectations, with an average surprise of over 100%.
There is no implied-move data available for this event.
Reactions over its last 19 earnings
- Median move
- 3.1%
- 75th percentile move
- 5.6%
- 90th percentile move
- 8.9%
- Up / down moves
- 8 / 11
- Average up move
- +3.7%
- Average down move
- -5.3%
Monitoring and close
What Becton, Dickinson and Company reported
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Pre-market second reading after the results
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How the stock reacted
- Outcome
- Missed
- Consolidated
- +5.9%
- Max favorable move (MFE)
- 0.2%
- Max adverse move (MAE)
- 6.7%