Thursday, August 1, 2013

Investopedia: Becton Dickinson Already Priced For Excellence

It's pretty rare to see an “Underperform” rating on a med-tech stock these days, but Becton Dickinson (NYSE:BDX) carries more than Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), Abbott (NYSE:ABT), and Cepheid (Nasdaq:CPHD) combined. I won't pretend to have read all the research reports out there, but it seems that most of those analysts who are cautious/negative on BD are so because of the stock's very robust valuation and concerns about both near-term and long-term growth in the diagnostics business. I too see these shares as overpriced relative to the likely growth trajectory, and wouldn't be a buyer at these levels.

Click this link for the full piece:
http://www.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/080113/becton-dickinson-already-priced-excellence-bdx-abt-rhhby-cphd-holx.aspx

No comments: