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Becton Dickinson announced earnings per share of $3.18 on revenue of $5.01B. Analysts polled by Investing.com anticipated EPS of $2.93 on revenue of $4.85B.
Becton Dickinson shares are down 0% from the beginning of the year, still down 9.65% from its 52 week high of $280.62 set on February 9. They are outperforming the S&P 500 which is down 9.78% from the start of the year.
Becton Dickinson’s report follows an earnings beat by UnitedHealth on April 14, who reported EPS of $5.49 on revenue of $80.15B, compared to forecasts EPS of $5.36 on revenue of $78.73B.
J&J had beat expectations on April 19 with first quarter EPS of $2.67 on revenue of $23.43B, compared to forecast for EPS of $2.59 on revenue of $23.62B.
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