Becton Dickinson reported fourth quarter earnings that matched analyst's expectations on Tuesday and revenue that topped forecasts.
The firm reported earnings per share of $2.93 on revenue of $4.4B. Analysts polled by forecast EPS of $2.93 on revenue of $4.36B. That compared to EPS of $2.4 on revenue of $3.17B in the same period a year earlier. The company had reported EPS of $2.91 on revenue of $4.28B in the previous quarter.
For the year, Becton Dickinson shares are up 10.87%, outperforming the S&P 500 which is up 2.03% year to date.
Becton Dickinson follows other major Healthcare sector earnings this month
On October 16, J&J reported third quarter EPS of $2.05 on revenue of $20.35B, compared to forecasts of EPS of $2.03 on revenue of $20.05B.
Pfizer earnings beat analyst's expectations on October 30, with third quarter EPS of $0.78 on revenue of $13.3B. analysts expected EPS of $0.75 on revenue of $13.5B
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