NYSE: BDX · Medical Instruments & Supplies

Becton Dickinson and (BDX) stock sentiment

Over the past week, Becton Dickinson and (BDX) pulled in about 944 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Buy. The crowd averages 77% bullish across the tracked sources. Wall Street is more cautious, with 7 of 14 analysts rating BDX a buy.

There is steady buzz around BDX this week and broad agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Buy.

Wall Street vs the crowd on BDX

Wall Street’s 50% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from News at 75% to X at 78%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.

Analyst ratings

Buy
Buy 7
Hold 7
Sell 0
Avg target $195.67

Across 14 analysts the consensus is a Buy: 7 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $195.67.

14 analysts50% buy share

Crowd sentiment

Buy
Crowd bullish 77%
Spread 3 pts
Most bullish X 78%
Most bearish News 75%

The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits above the neutral line, momentum is improving and the 2 sources broadly agree, so the read is a Buy.

2 sourcesHigh agreement

Who is bullish on BDX

3pt spread
Wall St
50%
X
78%
News
75%
Wall Street (analyst buy share)Crowd average 77%

The crowd runs 27 points hotter than the 50% analyst buy share, retail is ahead of the Street here. The split is inside the crowd: X reads 78% bullish while News sits at 75%, a 3-point spread that single-source trackers miss.

Why BDX reads Buy

Buy +39.7
Bullish Average
Average sentiment is 76.5% bullish, above the 50% neutral line.
+34.5
Trend
More sources are improving than weakening: 2 up, 0 down, 0 flat.
+7.0
Buzz
Discussion intensity is 51.1, close to the usual midpoint.
-1.8
Source Breadth
This signal is based on 2 tracked sources.
0.0
Consensus
2 bullish sources and 0 bearish sources keep the score from getting a consensus bonus.
0.0

Becton Dickinson and (BDX) buzz score vs. EOD price

Weekly price context: this Alpha Vantage chart keeps its own dated range; the sentiment metrics elsewhere on this page may be newer. Over the 30-day window, Becton Dickinson and (BDX) buzz held moderate around 50.9 while the price drifted down 2.4% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 1.8M shares. Updated Sep 26, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, BDX gained 1.3%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 64.1 and was variable, swinging between 49.5 and 83.5. Recent volume is running above the 30-day average, suggesting heightened trading interest. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 17 of the 19 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.

How each source saw BDX this week

Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.

Reddit signal

No Reddit data for this stock this week.

X 7-day signal

Open source page
Buzz 82.5
Bullish 78%
Mentions 940
Trend Rising
940 tweets7-day sentiment +0.4
Bullish 78%Neutral 18%Bearish 4%
@CARTOONIST_MC1 · 30-day context Bullish 0.21
“today is Friday... and I have 2.5k $BDX sitting there like spare change, even though lets you turn that exact amount into a masternode righ…”
♥ 261↻ 14👁 4K views

News 7-day signal

Open source page
Buzz 19.8
Bullish 75%
Mentions 4
Trend Rising
8 publishers · 30-day context7-day sentiment +0.3
Bullish 75%Neutral 25%Bearish 0%
MarketBeat · 30-day context Neutral 0
“Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX) by 1.1% during the second quar…” Led by MarketBeat and Yahoo Finance.

Polymarket signal

No Polymarket data for this stock this week.

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Becton Dickinson and (BDX) at a glance

This week’s sentiment from Adanos, with fundamentals and analyst consensus. A quick-reference snapshot for Sep 28, 2026.

Adanos signalBuy
Analyst consensusBuy (7 / 7 / 0)
Crowd bullish (7d)77%
Avg price target$195.67
Most bullish sourceX, 78%
Most bearish sourceNews, 75%
Sentiment spread3 pts
Mentions (7d)944
Market cap$48.82B
P/E · Forward P/E31.6 · 13.7
EPS · Beta$5.68 · 0.3
Revenue (TTM)$22.48B · 4% margin
IndustryMedical Instruments & Supplies

Becton Dickinson and (BDX) stock sentiment FAQ

Is Becton Dickinson and (BDX) a buy or sell right now?

Based on aggregated sentiment from X and News sources, Becton Dickinson and (BDX) currently carries an Adanos buy signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 77% bullish across 2 active sources. Those sources contribute 944 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.

Is Becton Dickinson and (BDX) bullish or bearish right now?

The crowd reads bullish on Becton Dickinson and (BDX), averaging 77% bullish across 2 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are X at 78% bullish and News at 75%, a 3-point spread. On the professional side, 7 of 14 analysts rate BDX a buy.

What do analysts say about Becton Dickinson and (BDX)?

Of the 14 analysts covering Becton Dickinson and (BDX), 7 rate it a buy, 7 a hold and 0 a sell, for a buy consensus. The average price target is $195.67. The crowd is the more bullish of the two, averaging 77%.

What is the sentiment on BDX stock?

Becton Dickinson and (BDX)'s cross-source average is bullish at 77% bullish. All 2 tracked sources lean bullish. X reads 78% bullish and news coverage is the most negative at 75% bullish. The combined signal points to broad buy-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.

Why does BDX carry a buy signal right now?

The cross-source average is bullish for Becton Dickinson and (BDX) at 77% bullish. All 2 tracked sources lean bullish. The most bearish reading is news at 75% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is rising across X and News. The buy signal carries 93/100 conviction.

What is driving Becton Dickinson and (BDX) sentiment right now?

X is the dominant discussion channel with 940 mentions (100% of total volume). News contributes 4 mentions. The cross-source average is bullish at 77% bullish, while x and news show rising 3-day activity. All 2 tracked sources lean bullish.

What does the Adanos buy signal mean for Becton Dickinson and (BDX)?

The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. BDX's buy signal at 93/100 conviction reflects a bullish cross-source average at 77% bullish. All 2 tracked sources lean bullish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.

How fresh is this BDX sentiment data?

The BDX sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.

Peers are ranked first by matching the Buy signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.

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