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• Becton Dickinson and Co BDX.N reported quarterly adjusted earnings of $3.50​​ per share for the quarter ended in January, higher than the same quarter last year, when the company reported EPS of $2.96. The mean expectation of fifteen analysts for the quarter was for earnings of $3.31 per share. Wall Street expected results to range from $3.27 to $3.37 per share.

• Revenue rose 3.7% to $5.06 billion from a year ago; analysts expected $5.08 billion.

• Becton Dickinson and Co's reported EPS for the quarter was $1.68​.

• The company reported quarterly income of $487 million.

• Becton Dickinson and Co shares had risen by 3.1% this quarter and lost 1.1% so far this year.

FORECAST CHANGES

• The mean earnings estimate of analysts had fallen by about 1.3% in the last three months.​

• In the last 30 days, two analysts revised earnings estimates

RECOMMENDATIONS

• The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 14 "strong buy" or "buy," 4 "hold" and "sell" or "strong sell."

• The average consensus recommendation for the medical equipment, supplies & distribution peer group is also "buy"

Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Becton Dickinson and Co is $280.00

This summary was machine generated from LSEG data August 1 at 01:53 p.m. UTC. ​All figures in US dollars unless otherwise stated. (For questions concerning the data in this report, contact Estimates.Support@lseg.com. For any other questions or feedback, contact RefinitivNewsSupport@thomsonreuters.com)