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BDX: Bull or Bear?
Three Health Care Stocks to Sell: Amgen, Baxter, Becton Dickinson
BDX
-11.05%
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683 days
Filed under: Baxter Intl (BAX), Amgen Inc (AMGN), Stocks to Sell  Health care stocks are seen as low-risk investments by many stock market investors. After all - folks will always get sick, right? While that may be the case, it's an oversimplification to say that all health care stocks then have a built in customer base. The fact of the matter is that the health care industry has seen a big shakeup in the wake of Obama's health care reform bill and not all stocks in this sector are adapting well.
To keep your portfolio in perfect health, here are three big-name health care blue chips to sell n...
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Bullish on BDX ...
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+7.27%
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280 days
(closed on 02/24/11)
Becton Dickinson (BDX) - This is purely a tracking position and its no secret that Warren Buffet is accumulating shares. I need to do more research but I like this position because with the change to the health care industry, I have previously written that I think the biggest beneficiaries will be the medical device makers. They are coming off of their 52 wk high (3/22/10) and are settled nicely here under both their 50 and 200 day moving avgs (Yahoo). I would like to get a better price point but I will add to the tracking portfolio.
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Becton Is Ready for the New U.S. Health Care Era
BDX
-5.19%
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802 days
Filed under: Stocks to Buy  Becton Dickinson (BDX), first discussed here on March 17, 2009 at a price of $65.66, remains well-positioned for the new U.S. health care era.
Look for Becton's 2010 revenue to surge 8-11% a a result of strong gains in its medical segment; diagnostics revenue should also rise substantially as demand for safety products and infectious disease/flu-related products sees steadily increasing global demand. Meanwhile, the bioservices unit revenue will likely trail the above, but still record 3-5% growth in 2010.<><>Continue reading <>Becton Is Ready for the New U.S. Health Care...
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Sideways stock movement likely over for Becton Dickinson
BDX
+15.92%
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154 days
(closed on 03/25/10)
Filed under: Stocks to Buy  Medical equipment giant Becton Dickinson's (NYSE: BDX) stock has meandered since recommended on March 17, 2009 at a price of $65.66, with volatility, most likely due to U.S. federal health care reform legislation uncertainty, but look for better quarters ahead, when the dust settles, which is why I'm reiterating my Buy rating for the company's shares.
In FY2010, Becton's revenue growth should total about 5-7%, after essentially flat revenue in FY2009. Hospital spending cutbacks will hurt, but BDX will make up for the aforementioned with increased government orders,...
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Becton Dickinson is a profitable lifeline
BDX
-2.20%
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94 days
(closed on 10/22/09)
Filed under: Stocks to Buy Look for Becton Dickenson to land on its feet following health care reform. I'm reiterating my Buy rating for Becton Dickinson (NYSE: BDX), first recommended on March 17, 2009 at a price of $65.66.
While other health care players are likely to sustain revenue cuts as part of health care reform, Becton, a top manufacturer of syringes, injection devices, and IV catheters, surgical instruments, and elastic bandages, among other products, will likely see only a temporarily revenue dip. The FY2009/FY2010 EPS estimates for BDX are $4.93 to $5.41.<><>Continue reading <>Becton D...
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'Autopilot' portfolio: 10 stocks for long-term investors
BDX
-9.13%
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499 days
(closed on 12/28/09)
Filed under: Microsoft (MSFT), Intel (INTC), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Newsletters, Walt Disney (DIS), Costco Wholesale (COST), Staples Inc (SPLS), Lockheed Martin (LMT), Personal finance, Stocks to Buy "I've always been a big fan of putting into the market on a regular basis regardless of what is happening in the overall market," explains Chuck Carlson, long considered one of the advisory industry's leading experts on dividend reinvestment plans. <>Here, the editor of The DRIP Investor offers a 10-stock "autopilot" portfolio that is diversified among 10 high quality dividend-paying stocks and requiri...
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Bullish on BDX ...
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+3.57%
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9 days
(closed on 01/15/08)
Potential bear phase iwith overall market in place requires patience with all longs. But this has a component of safety based upon industry. Otherwise a high cash position is still the place to be.
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selling half
BDX
+2.14%
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selling half of BDX up here at 70 .60 ish...moving stop to breakeven at 70.05
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