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APD vs BDX Comparison

Compare APD & BDX Stocks: Price Trends, ML Decisions, Charts, Trends, Technical Analysis and more.

Logo Air Products and Chemicals Inc.

APD

Air Products and Chemicals Inc.

HOLD

Current Price

$259.84

Market Cap

56.7B

Sector

Industrials

ML Signal

HOLD

Logo Becton Dickinson and Company

BDX

Becton Dickinson and Company

HOLD

Current Price

$205.80

Market Cap

55.5B

Sector

Health Care

ML Signal

HOLD

Company Overview

Basic Information
Metric
APD
BDX
Founded
1940
1897
Country
United States
United States
Employees
N/A
N/A
Industry
Major Chemicals
Medical/Dental Instruments
Sector
Industrials
Health Care
Exchange
Nasdaq
Nasdaq
Market Cap
56.7B
55.5B
IPO Year
1987
1962

Fundamental Metrics

Financial Performance
Metric
APD
BDX
Price
$259.84
$205.80
Analyst Decision
Buy
Buy
Analyst Count
12
9
Target Price
$282.45
$206.38
AVG Volume (30 Days)
2.0M
1.9M
Earning Date
02-05-2026
02-04-2026
Dividend Yield
2.82%
2.11%
EPS Growth
N/A
N/A
EPS
N/A
5.82
Revenue
$12,037,300,000.00
$21,840,000,000.00
Revenue This Year
$4.87
$4.02
Revenue Next Year
$6.12
$3.37
P/E Ratio
N/A
$34.19
Revenue Growth
N/A
8.24
52 Week Low
$229.11
$162.29
52 Week High
$341.14
$251.99

Technical Indicators

Market Signals
Indicator
APD
BDX
Relative Strength Index (RSI) 61.87 69.41
Support Level $242.34 $192.48
Resistance Level $245.71 $197.24
Average True Range (ATR) 5.09 3.30
MACD 1.83 0.34
Stochastic Oscillator 96.15 98.08

Price Performance

Historical Comparison
APD
BDX

About APD Air Products and Chemicals Inc.

Since its founding in 1940, Air Products has become one of the leading industrial gas suppliers globally, with operations in 50 countries and 19,000 employees. The company is the largest supplier of hydrogen and helium in the world. It has a unique portfolio serving customers in a number of industries, including chemicals, energy, healthcare, metals, and electronics. Air Products generated $12.1 billion in revenue in fiscal 2024.

About BDX Becton Dickinson and Company

Becton Dickinson is the world's largest manufacturer and distributor of medical surgical products, such as needles, syringes, and sharps-disposal units. The company also manufactures prefilled devices, diagnostic instruments, and reagents, as well as flow cytometry and cell-imaging systems. BD Medical is nearly half of the total business, while BD Life Sciences (26% of 2024 revenue) and BD Interventional (25%) account for the remainder. International revenue accounts for 43% of the company's business.

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