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Becton Dickinson (LTS:0R19) 6-Month Price Index : 1.00 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Becton Dickinson 6-Month Price Index?

6-Month Price Index is an intermediate-term momentum that shows the price change relative to 6-month ago. It’s calculated by current share price divided by share price 6-months ago. As of today (2024-04-29), Becton Dickinson's 6-Month Price Index is 1.00.

Competitive Comparison of Becton Dickinson's 6-Month Price Index

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Becton Dickinson's 6-Month Price Index, along with its competitors' market caps and 6-Month Price Index data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Becton Dickinson  (LTS:0R19) 6-Month Price Index Calculation

6-Month Price Index is calculated as following:

6-Month Price Index=Current Share Price / Share Price 6-Months Ago

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Becton Dickinson  (LTS:0R19) 6-Month Price Index Explanation

Price Index (PI) also called momentum. Strategies involving Price Index are also known as momentum strategies as they allow investors to profit from a company’s stock price. 6-Month Price Index is an intermediate-term momentum that shows the price change relative to 6-month ago.

The investment strategy for momentum investors is to buy winners and sell losers. That is, buy stocks that performed well and sell stocks that performed poorly in the past.

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Becton Dickinson (LTS:0R19) Business Description

Industry
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Traded in Other Exchanges
BDX:USA BDX:Mexico 1BDX:Italy BOX:Germany B1DX34:Brazil
Address
1 Becton Drive, Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA, 07417-1880
Website
https://www.bd.com
Becton, Dickinson is the world's largest manufacturer and distributor of medical surgical products, such as needles, syringes, and sharps-disposal units. The company also manufactures pre-filled devices, diagnostic instruments and reagents, as well as flow cytometry and cell-imaging systems. BD Medical is nearly half of the total business, while BD Life Sciences (26% of estimated 2023 revenue) and BD Interventional (25%) account for the remainder. International revenue accounts for 43% of the company's business.

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