Credit: Shutterstock photoBecton, Dickinson and Company ( BDX ) will begin trading ex-dividend on March 08, 2018. A cash dividend payment of $0.75 per share is scheduled to be paid on March 30, 2018. Shareholders who purchased BDX prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 2.74% increase over prior dividend payment.
The previous trading day's last sale of BDX was $216.96, representing a -12.65% decrease from the 52 week high of $248.39 and a 23.51% increase over the 52 week low of $175.66.
BDX is a part of the Health Care sector, which includes companies such as 3M Company ( MMM ) and Stryker Corporation ( SYK ). BDX's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $1.31. Zacks Investment Research reports BDX's forecasted earnings growth in 2018 as 15.38%, compared to an industry average of 6.9%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the BDX Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to BDX through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have BDX as a top-10 holding:
- iShares U.S. Preferred Stock ETF ( PFF )
- iShares Trust ( USMV )
- iShares Trust iShares MSCI Poland ETF ( EPOL )
- Cambria ETF Trust ( EYLD )
- Guggenheim S&P 500 Equal Weight Healthcare ETF ( RYH ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is EYLD with an increase of 6.06% over the last 100 days. PFF has the highest percent weighting of BDX at 1.89%.
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The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.