Big Money Sentiment increased to 0.91 in Q4 2018. It has change of 0.01, from 2018Q3’s 0.9. The ratio improved due to BDX positioning: 64 sold and 391 reduced. 98 funds acquired holdings and 315 increased holdings. Investors holded 217.26 million in 2018Q3 but now own 226.22 million shares or 4.12% more. Rockland Tru invested in 1,598 shs. Select Equity Limited Partnership reported 0% stake. Fin Counselors owns 2,357 shs for 0.03% of their capital. Tealwood Asset Mngmt reported 0.93% of its capital in Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX). Nelson Roberts Invest Advsrs Limited Co has 160 shs for 0.01% of their capital. Washington-based Washington Natl Bank has invested 0% in Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX). Hills National Bank holds 1.15% or 16,412 shs in its capital. Modera Wealth Ltd Llc holds 1,103 shs or 0.05% of its capital. State Of Tennessee Treasury Department holds 69,518 shs or 0.09% of its capital. Dubuque Bancorporation Company owns 303 shs or 0.01% of their US capital. Ally Finance holds 5,000 shs. Torray Ltd Llc invested 1.11% of its capital in Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX). National Mutual Federation Of Agricultural Cooperatives holds 0.07% or 21,300 shs in its capital. Riggs Asset Managment Company Incorporated, a Pennsylvania-based fund reported 300 shs. Vestor Cap Ltd Com invested in 3.35% or 68,214 shs.

BDX registered $18.75 million net activity with 0 insider purchases and 7 insider sales since November 7, 2018. On Wednesday, November 7 RING TIMOTHY M sold $9.96 million worth of Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX). 2,080 shs were sold by Bodner Charles R, worth $511,328. Mas Ribo Alberto sold $1.07M worth of stock. Shares for $1.49 million were sold by Borzi James W. On Wednesday, November 14 the insider FORLENZA VINCENT A sold $3.18M. On Thursday, November 8 Lim James C also sold $1.26M worth of Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX).

Douglass Winthrop Advisors Llc rose its stake by 6.78% in Becton Dickinson & Co Com (BDX), according to 2018Q4 SEC filling. The company’s stock popped up 1.29% while Douglass Winthrop Advisors Llc bought 18,333 shares. The health care company at the end of 2018Q4 was priced at $65.07 million. It’s up from 270,473 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Now it had 288,806 shares held by the institutional investor . $64.61 billion is the market cap of Becton Dickinson & Co Com. Ticker’s shares touched $240.12 during the last trading session after 2.16% change.Becton, Dickinson and Company is uptrending after having risen 15.93% since March 25, 2018. BDX has 1.09M volume or 2.80% up from normal. BDX outperformed by 11.56% the S&P500.

Douglass Winthrop Advisors Llc has cut its stake in Diageo Plc F Sponsored Adr 1 A (NYSE:DEO) and also reduced its holding in Martin Marietta Matls Inc Com (NYSE:MLM) by 48,355 shares in the quarter, for a total of 214,224 shares.

For more Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX) news brought out briefly go to: Seekingalpha.com, Seekingalpha.com, Fool.com, Benzinga.com or Seekingalpha.com. The titles are as follows: “Dividend Aristocrat BD Beats Again – Seeking Alpha” brought out on August 06, 2018, “Becton, Dickinson: More Than A Short-Term Bounce On The Cards? – Seeking Alpha” on May 10, 2018, “Becton, Dickinson Closes Out Its Fiscal Year With a Bang – The Motley Fool” with a publish date: November 12, 2018, “Becton Dickinson (NYSE:BDX) Positioned For Top-, Bottom-Line Outperformance, JPMorgan Says In Upgrade – Benzinga” and the last “Becton, Dickinson and Company 2018 Q3 – Results – Earnings Call Slides – Seeking Alpha” with publication date: August 02, 2018.

Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX) Ratings Coverage

Total analysts of 8 have positions in Becton (NYSE:BDX) as follows: 5 rated it a “Buy”, 0 with “Sell” and 3 with “Hold”. The positive are 63%. Since October 4, 2018 according to StockzIntelligence Inc Becton has 13 analyst reports. On Wednesday, January 2 the stock of Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX) has “Equal-Weight” rating given by Morgan Stanley. On Tuesday, March 19 the rating was maintained by Raymond James with “Strong Buy”. On Friday, March 1 Argus Research maintained Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX) with “Buy” rating. On Tuesday, November 13 the firm has “Buy” rating given by Citigroup. In Thursday, November 8 report KeyBanc Capital Markets maintained the stock with “Overweight” rating. In Thursday, October 4 report Morgan Stanley maintained it with “Equal-Weight” rating and $280 target. On Wednesday, January 2 the rating was maintained by Citigroup with “Buy”.