Chairman of Becton Dickinson and Company (BDX) Edward J Ludwig sells 25,000 shares of BDX on 02/27/2012 at an average price of $77.04 a share.

Becton Dickinso has a market cap of $16.51 billion; its shares were traded at around $77.05 with a P/E ratio of 14.2 and P/S ratio of 2.1. The dividend yield of Becton Dickinso stocks is 2.3%. Becton Dickinso had an annual average earning growth of 13.9% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Becton Dickinso the business predictability rank of 5-star.


This is the insider trade history vs. stock price of BDX. For the complete insider trading history of BDX, click here.

Directors and Officers Recent Trades:

• Chairman Edward J Ludwig sold 40,000 shares of BDX stock on 02/23/2012 at the average price of 76.89. Edward J Ludwig owns at least 189,952 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 0.21% since.
• Senior VP - Human Resources Donna M Boles sold 1,935 shares of BDX stock on 02/17/2012 at the average price of 77.76. Donna M Boles owns at least 14,528 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.91% since.
• Director Henry P Jr Becton sold 2,327 shares of BDX stock on 02/13/2012 at the average price of 76.38. Henry P Jr Becton owns at least 144,806 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 0.88% since.
• Director Wilard J Jr Overlock sold 9,500 shares of BDX stock on 12/16/2011 at the average price of 70.69. Wilard J Jr Overlock owns at least 21,091 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 9% since.
• Executive Vice President Gary M Cohen sold 4,500 shares of BDX stock on 12/15/2011 at the average price of 71.49. Gary M Cohen owns at least 86,683 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 7.78% since.

For the complete insider trading history of BDX, click here.

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