Becton Dickinson and Co (BDX) reached a 20-day high with a price increase of 3.02% amid a broader market decline, as the Nasdaq-100 fell by 1.09% and the S&P 500 dropped by 0.53%.
The company announced a significant $110 million investment to expand its prefillable syringe production in Columbus, Nebraska. This expansion is expected to create approximately 120 new jobs and enhance BD's manufacturing capabilities, particularly for high-viscosity drugs. The newly launched BD Neopak™ Glass Prefillable Syringe is designed to meet the growing demand for advanced injectable solutions, solidifying BD's leadership in the medical device industry.
This strategic investment not only supports BD's long-term growth plans but also reflects its commitment to domestic manufacturing, ensuring that the company can meet global demand for injectable drugs by mid-2026.
Wall Street analysts forecast BDX stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for BDX is 202.38 USD with a low forecast of 183.00 USD and a high forecast of 220.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
8 Analyst Rating
Wall Street analysts forecast BDX stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for BDX is 202.38 USD with a low forecast of 183.00 USD and a high forecast of 220.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
3 Buy
5 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 201.920
Low
183.00
Averages
202.38
High
220.00
Current: 201.920
Low
183.00
Averages
202.38
High
220.00
Piper Sandler
Jason Bednar
Neutral
maintain
$190 -> $205
2026-01-28
New
Reason
Piper Sandler
Jason Bednar
Price Target
$190 -> $205
AI Analysis
2026-01-28
New
maintain
Neutral
Reason
Piper Sandler analyst Jason Bednar raised the firm's price target on Becton Dickinson (BDX) to $205 from $190 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares. The firm notes the company changed its business unit reporting methodology beginning Q1-26, and Piper is updating its model to reflect that new approach. Note that the firm's estimates continue to include the Life Sciences unit, which is finding a new home with Waters (WAT) in a couple weeks.
Stifel
NULL
to
Buy
maintain
$210 -> $215
2026-01-07
Reason
Stifel
Price Target
$210 -> $215
2026-01-07
maintain
NULL
to
Buy
Reason
Stifel raised the firm's price target on Becton Dickinson (BDX) to $215 from $210 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. The firm, which argues that the 2026 setup is constructive for large-cap MedTech following 2025 pressures, adjusted targets among its coverage and highlights Boston Scientific (BSX), Edwards Lifesciences (EW), and Solventum (SOLV) as its three top ideas entering the year.
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BofA
Travis Steed
Neutral
maintain
$190 -> $207
2026-01-05
Reason
BofA
Travis Steed
Price Target
$190 -> $207
2026-01-05
maintain
Neutral
Reason
BofA analyst Travis Steed raised the firm's price target on Becton Dickinson to $207 from $190 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares as the firm moves the valuation year out one year to reflect the calendar change while highlighting its medtech picks for 2026.
RBC Capital
Sector Perform
maintain
$202 -> $210
2025-12-17
Reason
RBC Capital
Price Target
$202 -> $210
2025-12-17
maintain
Sector Perform
Reason
RBC Capital raised the firm's price target on Becton Dickinson to $210 from $202 and keeps a Sector Perform rating on the shares as part of a broader research note previewing 2026 for Medical Supplies & Devices. The firm anticipates a year of positive momentum as sector fundamentals are solidly intact driven by the aging demographics, growing global healthcare access, and differentiated innovation, the analyst tells investors in a research note. For the company, RBC believes it is positioned to grow mid-single-digits due to its strong durable core with high recurring revenue.
About BDX
Becton, Dickinson and Company is a global medical technology company. The Company is engaged in the development, manufacture and sale of a broad range of medical supplies, devices, laboratory equipment and diagnostic products used by healthcare institutions, physicians, life science researchers, clinical laboratories, and more. Its BD Medical segment produces an array of medical technologies and devices that are used to help improve healthcare delivery in a range of settings. The BD Medical segment consists of various business units, including medication delivery solutions, medication management solutions, advanced monitoring, and pharmaceutical systems. Its BD Life Sciences segment provides products for the collection and transport of diagnostics specimens, and instruments and reagent systems to detect a range of infectious diseases, healthcare-associated infections and cancers. Its BD Interventional segment provides vascular, urology, oncology and surgical specialty products.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
