Is Becton Dickinson and stock a buy?
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Yes, Becton Dickinson and pays dividends. Last time was Thursday 1st of January 1970 where the investors holding the stock on Tuesday 14th of April 2020 were paid $0.7656 per share. Over the last 9 times between 2018 and 2020, Becton Dickinson and has paid $6.8904 with an average of $0.77 per share.
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We cannot find data for Becton Dickinson and 10 years ago, but if you had invested on Friday 22nd of November 2019 when the price was $60.55, you would have made a loss of $-1.310 per share or -2.16%
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Becton Dickinson and has a normal ratio of the business financed by loans. This puts the company at some risk in periods of high inflation where borrowing costs usually go up. With a normal cash flow to debt ratio of 0.20, the company's ability to pay off the debt is normal. Becton Dickinson and has a good net profit margin of 8.55% and should have high tolerances against inflation.
We have calculated the inflation risk for Becton Dickinson and to be low [0.4 of 1]
US inflation for August 2024 was 0.19%. Over the last 12 months, the US inflation is 2.59%. The 10-year treasury yield that indicates the future interest level is currently 4.41 and is up 0.05 over the last 30 days.