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BECTON DICKINSON & CO BDX (NYSE) Quotes delayed 20 minutes

Last: 78.29 Chg: -0.17 %Chg: -0.22% Open: 78.69   Vol: 746,200
Bid: 78.28 Ask: 78.29 Size: 7 High: 78.69 Low: 77.79 Avg Vol: 1.2 M

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BDX is currently trading at 78.29
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Sentiment: Bearish

Symbol Shares Price Total Cash Required* Target Gain ROI Loss at Stop Loss
Stock Trade BDX 100     78.29 $3,915 78.29 200.0% -$7,829

*Assumes buying stock on margin at 50%; shorting stock on margin at 150%

BDX: Chart

BDX: BECTON DICKINSON & CO

Industry Health Care
Shares Outstanding 235.7 M
52 Wk Performance Price 27.4%
Dividend 1.48    2010/03/08
Today's High 78.69 P/E 15.5
Today's Low 77.79 EPS 5.05
Open 78.69 Price to Book 22.3
Prev Close 78.46
52 Wk high 79.97 Moving Averages:
52 Wk Low 60.40 21 Day 77.78
Market Cap 18.5 B 50 Day 77.23
Yield 1.886 200 Day 72.02

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- Mar 10 [7 days to expiration]
42.60 43.60 -0.25 0 0 Mar 10 35.0 0.00 0.05 0.00 0 0
37.60 38.60 -0.25 0 0 Mar 10 40.0 0.00 0.05 0.00 0 0
32.60 33.60 -0.25 0 0 Mar 10 45.0 0.00 0.05 0.00 0 2
27.60 28.60 -0.25 0 0 Mar 10 50.0 0.00 0.10 0.00 0 186
22.60 23.60 -0.25 0 2 Mar 10 55.0 0.00 0.10 0.00 0 565
17.60 18.60 -0.25 0 51 Mar 10 60.0 0.00 0.10 0.00 0 293
12.60 13.60 -0.20 0 1 Mar 10 65.0 0.00 0.10 0.03 0 401
7.90 8.60 -0.15 0 10 Mar 10 70.0 0.05 0.10 0.00 0 1664
3.10 3.60 -0.15 0 88 Mar 10 75.0 0.05 0.15 -0.05 0 2639
0.05 0.15 0.02 92 2378 Mar 10 80.0 1.70 1.95 0.10 0 76
0.00 0.10 0.00 0 524 Mar 10 85.0 6.40 7.10 0.05 0 22
0.00 0.10 0.00 0 147 Mar 10 90.0 11.40 12.40 0.20 0 0
0.00 0.10 0.00 0 0 Mar 10 95.0 16.40 17.40 0.25 0 0
0.00 0.10 0.00 0 0 Mar 10 100.0 21.40 22.40 0.25 0 0
- Apr 10 [35 days to expiration]
12.60 13.60 -0.10 0 0 Apr 10 65.0 0.00 0.15 0.00 0 20
8.10 8.70 -0.10 0 10 Apr 10 70.0 0.10 0.25 0.02 0 35
3.60 4.20 -0.10 0 11 Apr 10 75.0 0.60 0.75 0.05 35 135
0.80 0.95 -0.02 1 540 Apr 10 80.0 2.45 2.80 0.08 5 22
0.00 0.15 0.03 0 19 Apr 10 85.0 6.40 7.20 0.10 0 0
- Jun 10 [98 days to expiration]
37.50 38.60 0.00 0 0 Jun 10 40.0 0.00 0.15 0.00 0 0
32.20 33.60 -0.15 0 0 Jun 10 45.0 0.00 0.15 0.00 0 0
27.20 28.60 -0.20 0 0 Jun 10 50.0 0.00 0.15 0.00 0 0
22.40 23.70 -0.05 0 0 Jun 10 55.0 0.00 0.20 0.00 0 13
17.30 18.70 -0.15 0 2 Jun 10 60.0 0.10 0.25 0.00 0 63
12.70 13.90 -0.05 0 36 Jun 10 65.0 0.20 0.40 -0.05 0 300
8.60 9.30 0.00 0 46 Jun 10 70.0 0.65 0.80 -0.05 0 538
4.80 5.20 -0.05 0 322 Jun 10 75.0 1.80 2.00 0.05 13 3366
1.85 2.20 -0.07 4 1262 Jun 10 80.0 3.90 4.20 -0.10 1 247
0.40 0.70 -0.05 20 539 Jun 10 85.0 7.30 8.00 0.00 0 25
0.00 0.20 -0.02 0 122 Jun 10 90.0 11.80 12.90 0.10 0 5
0.00 0.10 0.00 0 7 Jun 10 95.0 16.70 18.00 0.00 0 0
0.00 0.10 0.00 0 0 Jun 10 100.0 21.70 22.80 -0.05 0 0
- Sep 10 [189 days to expiration]
37.10 38.70 -0.10 0 0 Sep 10 40.0 0.00 0.15 0.00 0 0
32.10 33.70 -0.15 0 0 Sep 10 45.0 0.00 0.20 0.02 0 0
27.30 28.70 -0.10 0 0 Sep 10 50.0 0.05 0.25 0.00 1 0
22.40 23.80 -0.10 0 0 Sep 10 55.0 0.20 0.40 0.03 0 3
17.50 19.00 -0.15 0 0 Sep 10 60.0 0.45 0.60 0.02 0 61
12.90 14.40 -0.10 0 0 Sep 10 65.0 0.85 1.05 0.00 0 62
8.80 10.10 -0.05 2 14 Sep 10 70.0 1.70 1.85 0.00 1 742
5.80 6.30 0.00 0 69 Sep 10 75.0 3.10 3.40 0.00 7 56
3.00 3.50 -0.15 2 216 Sep 10 80.0 5.40 5.70 0.00 0 87
1.40 1.55 -0.10 11 355 Sep 10 85.0 8.40 9.80 0.05 0 105
0.55 0.75 0.02 0 97 Sep 10 90.0 12.60 14.00 0.15 0 0
0.10 0.40 0.03 0 0 Sep 10 95.0 17.20 18.70 0.15 0 0