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Becton Dickinson announced earnings per share of $2.59 on revenue of $5.14B. Analysts polled by Investing.com anticipated EPS of $2.45 on revenue of $4.91B.
Becton Dickinson shares are down 1% from the beginning of the year, still down 7.61% from its 52 week high of $267.37 set on January 12. They are under-performing the S&P 500 which is up 24.08% from the start of the year.
Becton Dickinson’s report follows an earnings beat by J&J on October 19, who reported EPS of $2.6 on revenue of $23.34B, compared to forecasts EPS of $2.35 on revenue of $23.64B.
Thermo Fisher Scientific had beat expectations on October 27 with third quarter EPS of $5.76 on revenue of $9.33B, compared to forecast for EPS of $4.68 on revenue of $8.38B.
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