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Becton Dickinson announced earnings per share of $2.79 on revenue of $4.78B. Analysts polled by Investing.com anticipated EPS of $2.52 on revenue of $4.49B.
Becton Dickinson shares are down 12% from the beginning of the year, still down 17.41% from its 52 week high of $286.72 set on February 5. They are under-performing the S&P 500 which is up 6.58% from the start of the year.
Becton Dickinson’s report follows an earnings beat by J&J on October 13, who reported EPS of $2.2 on revenue of $21.08B, compared to forecasts EPS of $1.98 on revenue of $20.2B.
Novartis ADR had beat expectations on October 27 with third quarter EPS of $1.52 on revenue of $12.26B, compared to forecast for EPS of $1.45 on revenue of $12.6B.
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