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Friday, November 27, 2009, 11:25PM ET - U.S. Markets closed early today. Dow Down 1.48% Nasdaq Down 1.73%
Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX)At 1:00PM ET: 74.72  Down 0.81 (1.07%)  
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Analyst OpinionGet Analyst Opinion for:
RECOMMENDATION SUMMARY*
Mean Recommendation (this week):2.3
Mean Recommendation (last week):2.4
Change:-0.1
* (Strong Buy) 1.0 - 5.0 (Sell)
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PRICE TARGET SUMMARY
Mean Target:77.00
Median Target:75.00
High Target:100.00
Low Target:65.00
No. of Brokers:9
Data provided by Thomson/First Call
UPGRADES & DOWNGRADES HISTORY
DateResearch FirmActionFromTo
18-Nov-09Morgan KeeganInitiated Outperform
6-Nov-09Jefferies & CoInitiated Buy
28-Aug-09Piper JaffrayInitiated Overweight
31-Jul-09JP MorganDowngradeOverweightNeutral
30-Jul-09Credit SuisseDowngradeOutperformNeutral
2-Mar-09Credit SuisseUpgradeNeutralOutperform
24-Feb-09Collins StewartInitiated Buy
19-Sep-08Banc of America SecInitiated Buy
11-Sep-08Credit SuisseDowngradeOutperformNeutral
9-Jul-08Edward JonesInitiated Buy
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RECOMMENDATION TRENDS
Current MonthLast MonthTwo Months AgoThree Months Ago
Strong Buy 4224
Buy 2221
Hold 6666
Underperform 1100
Sell 0000
Data provided by Thomson/First Call


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