Here's What Positions Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) Favorably in the Health Care Sector
In its fourth quarter 2024 investor letter, River Road Large Cap Value Select Fund emphasized stocks such as Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX). Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX) is a medical technology company that develops and manufactures medical supplies, devices, laboratory equipment, and diagnostic products. The one-month return of Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX) was 1.41%, and its shares lost 7.57% of their value over the last 52 weeks. On March 27, 2025, Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX) stock closed at $228.71 per share with a market capitalization of $65.671 billion.
River Road Large Cap Value Select Fund stated the following regarding Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX) in its Q4 2024 investor letter:
"As of December 31, the portfolio held 29 positions, up four positions from Q3. During Q4, the largest sector increase was 736 bps within industrials, while the largest decrease was -276 bps within consumer discretionary. We established five new positions and eliminated one position
A surgeon performing a procedure in an operating room using a medical device supplied by the company.
Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX) is not on our list of 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As per our database, 56 hedge fund portfolios held Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX) at the end of the fourth quarter compared to 52 in the third quarter. While we acknowledge the potential of Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX) as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter timeframe. If you are looking for an AI stock that is as promising as NVIDIA but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
We covered Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX) in another article, where we shared Oakmark Global Fund's views on the company. In addition, please check out our hedge fund investor letters Q4 2024 page for more investor letters from hedge funds and other leading investors.
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Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey.
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