Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume → Log Into Marc's $5,000 System Today (From Chaikin Analytics) (Ad) Free BDX Stock Alerts $226.80 -1.99 (-0.87%) (As of 04:10 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends Becton, Dickinson and Company Short Interest DataCurrent Short Interest1,970,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest2,170,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-9.22%Dollar Volume Sold Short$467.46 millionShort Interest Ratio1.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2024Outstanding Shares289,010,000 sharesFloat Size288,600,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.68%Today's Trading Volume1,452,754 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,412,315 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average103% Short Selling Becton, Dickinson and Company ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Becton, Dickinson and Company and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartBDX Short Interest Over TimeBDX Days to Cover Over TimeBDX Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Chaikin AnalyticsLog Into Marc's $5,000 System TodayNew Panic Could Sweep America Mark these words in 2024. 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Becton, Dickinson and Company Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/15/20241,970,000 shares $467.46 million -9.2%0.7%1.5 $237.29 4/30/20242,170,000 shares $509.08 million -6.1%0.8%1.6 $234.60 4/15/20242,310,000 shares $542.20 million -21.2%0.8%1.7 $234.72 3/31/20242,930,000 shares $725.03 million +5.0%1.0%2 $247.45 3/15/20242,790,000 shares $660.42 million +33.5%1.0%1.9 $236.71 2/29/20242,090,000 shares $492.30 million -15.4%0.7%1.3 $235.55 Get the Latest News and Ratings for BDX and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Becton, Dickinson and Company and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/20242,470,000 shares $592.73 million +0.4%0.9%1.5 $239.97 1/31/20242,460,000 shares $587.47 million +8.9%0.9%1.4 $238.81 1/15/20242,260,000 shares $533.97 million +10.2%0.8%1.4 $236.27 12/31/20232,050,000 shares $499.85 million -15.6%0.7%1.3 $243.83 12/15/20232,430,000 shares $575.84 million -7.3%0.8%1.6 $236.97 11/30/20232,620,000 shares $618.79 million -12.4%0.9%1.9 $236.18 11/15/20232,990,000 shares $698.94 million +31.7%1.0%2.3 $233.76 10/31/20232,270,000 shares $573.81 million -16.5%0.8%2.1 $252.78 10/15/20232,720,000 shares $703.66 million +0.7%0.9%2.3 $258.70 9/30/20232,700,000 shares $698.03 million +1.9%0.9%2.2 $258.53 9/15/20232,650,000 shares $698.73 million -22.5%0.9%2.2 $263.67 8/31/20233,420,000 shares $955.72 million +4.6%1.2%2.8 $279.45 8/15/20233,270,000 shares $914.44 million +14.3%1.1%2.6 $279.65 7/31/20232,860,000 shares $796.91 million +23.8%1.0%2.3 $278.64 7/15/20232,310,000 shares $599.19 million +13.8%0.8%2 $259.39 6/30/20232,030,000 shares $535.94 million +13.4%0.7%1.8 $264.01 6/15/20231,790,000 shares $458.53 million -23.8%0.6%1.6 $256.16 5/31/20232,350,000 shares $568.21 million -8.2%0.8%2.1 $241.79 5/15/20232,560,000 shares $642.76 million -2.3%0.9%2.5 $251.08 4/30/20232,620,000 shares $692.49 million +23.0%0.9%2.4 $264.31 4/15/20232,130,000 shares $544.22 million +6.5%0.8%2 $255.50 3/31/20232,000,000 shares $495.08 million +1.5%0.7%1.8 $247.54 3/15/20231,970,000 shares $461.93 million -5.3%0.7%1.8 $234.48 2/28/20232,080,000 shares $487.86 million -27.5%0.7%1.8 $234.55 2/15/20232,870,000 shares $698.99 million +37.3%1.0%2.3 $243.55 1/31/20232,090,000 shares $527.14 million +5.0%0.7%1.5 $252.22 1/15/20231,990,000 shares $509.14 million -20.7%0.7%1.4 $255.85 12/30/20222,510,000 shares $638.29 million +12.6%0.9%1.7 $254.30 12/15/20222,230,000 shares $558.64 million -5.5%0.8%1.5 $250.51 11/30/20222,360,000 shares $588.44 million -8.2%0.8%1.6 $249.34 11/15/20222,570,000 shares $571.49 million -12.9%0.9%1.9 $222.37 10/31/20222,950,000 shares $696.11 million -0.3%1.0%2.5 $235.97 10/15/20222,960,000 shares $665.11 million -17.6%1.0%2.8 $224.70 9/30/20223,590,000 shares $799.96 million -2.2%1.3%3.7 $222.83Log Into Marc's $5,000 System Today (Ad)New Panic Could Sweep America Mark these words in 2024. 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More here. 9/15/20223,670,000 shares $942.09 million -5.7%1.3%3.9 $256.70 8/31/20223,890,000 shares $981.91 million -6.7%1.4%4.1 $252.42 8/15/20224,170,000 shares $1.11 billion +48.4%1.5%4.4 $266.81 7/31/20222,810,000 shares $686.51 million -19.7%1.0%2.7 $244.31 7/15/20223,500,000 shares $837.34 million +5.7%1.2%3.2 $239.24 6/30/20223,310,000 shares $816.01 million -26.9%1.2%2.9 $246.53 6/15/20224,530,000 shares $1.07 billion +17.1%1.7%3.9 $236.79 5/31/20223,870,000 shares $989.95 million -8.9%1.4%3.3 $255.80 5/15/20224,250,000 shares $1.06 billion +11.6%1.5%3.4 $248.44 4/30/20223,810,000 shares $941.79 million -16.8%1.3%3 $247.19 4/15/20224,580,000 shares $1.24 billion +10.6%1.6%3.4 $271.68 3/31/20224,140,000 shares $1.10 billion +6.4%1.5%3 $266.00 3/15/20223,890,000 shares $1.01 billion -12.0%1.4%2.9 $258.69 2/28/20224,420,000 shares $1.20 billion +1.8%1.6%3.2 $271.28 2/15/20224,340,000 shares $1.18 billion +17.6%1.5%3 $271.15 1/31/20223,690,000 shares $937.78 million +3.1%1.3%2.5 $254.14 1/15/20223,580,000 shares $940.18 million +20.1%1.3%2.6 $262.62 12/31/20212,980,000 shares $749.41 million +14.2%1.1%2.2 $251.48 12/15/20212,610,000 shares $650.99 million +0.8%0.9%1.9 $249.42 11/30/20212,590,000 shares $614.19 million +4.0%0.9%1.8 $237.14 11/15/20212,490,000 shares $606.76 million +11.7%0.9%1.8 $243.68 10/29/20212,230,000 shares $534.29 million +1.4%0.8%1.6 $239.59 10/15/20212,200,000 shares $530.55 million -27.6%0.8%1.6 $241.16 9/30/20213,040,000 shares $747.29 million -12.9%1.1%2.3 $245.82 9/15/20213,490,000 shares $913.26 million -6.9%1.2%2.7 $261.68 8/31/20213,750,000 shares $943.88 million -22.2%1.3%2.9 $251.70 8/13/20214,820,000 shares $1.19 billion +84.7%1.7%3.6 $246.79 7/30/20212,610,000 shares $667.51 million -19.7%0.9%2 $255.75 7/15/20213,250,000 shares $801.52 million +1.9%1.1%2.4 $246.62 6/30/20213,190,000 shares $775.78 million +6.3%1.1%2.2 $243.19 6/15/20213,000,000 shares $724.32 million -23.7%1.0%2.2 $241.44 5/28/20213,930,000 shares $950.63 million -5.1%1.4%2.9 $241.89 5/14/20214,140,000 shares $1.01 billion +93.5%N/A3.1 $244.08 4/30/20212,140,000 shares $538.04 million +15.7%N/A1.6 $251.42 4/15/20211,850,000 shares $462.17 million -14.0%N/A1.4 $249.82 3/31/20212,150,000 shares $527.16 million -4.9%N/A1.6 $245.19 3/15/20212,260,000 shares $538.42 million +30.6%N/A1.7 $238.24 2/26/20211,730,000 shares $427.57 million -13.5%N/A1.3 $247.15 2/12/20212,000,000 shares $506.78 million -7.0%N/A1.4 $253.39 1/29/20212,150,000 shares $550.85 million -0.9%N/A1.5 $256.21 1/15/20212,170,000 shares $559.36 million +8.5%N/A1.6 $257.77 12/31/20202,000,000 shares $493.36 million No ChangeN/A1.5 $246.68 12/15/20202,000,000 shares $480 million +7.5%N/A1.4 $240.00 11/30/20201,860,000 shares $425.87 million -7.0%N/A1.2 $228.96 11/15/20202,000,000 shares $485.62 million -7.8%N/A1.3 $242.81 10/30/20202,170,000 shares $504.46 million +15.4%N/A1.5 $232.47 10/15/20201,880,000 shares $439.34 million +5.6%N/A1.3 $233.69 9/30/20201,780,000 shares $414.17 million -38.4%N/A1.2 $232.68 9/15/20202,890,000 shares $653.57 million +9.9%N/A1.8 $226.15 8/31/20202,630,000 shares $638.49 million +13.4%N/A1.7 $242.77Log Into Marc's $5,000 System Today (Ad)New Panic Could Sweep America Mark these words in 2024. 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More here. 8/14/20202,320,000 shares $598.95 million +3.1%N/A1.4 $258.17 7/31/20202,250,000 shares $633.02 million -3.0%N/A1.1 $281.34 7/15/20202,320,000 shares $619.35 million -11.1%N/A1.1 $266.96 6/30/20202,610,000 shares $624.49 million +21.4%N/A1.2 $239.27 6/15/20202,150,000 shares $503.42 million -13.0%N/A1 $234.15 5/29/20202,470,000 shares $609.92 million +10.3%N/A1 $246.93 5/15/20202,240,000 shares $578.48 million -64.5%N/A0.9 $258.25 4/30/20206,310,000 shares $1.59 billion +1.1%N/A2.8 $252.53 4/15/20206,240,000 shares $1.58 billion +47.2%N/A2.6 $252.53 3/31/20204,240,000 shares $1.14 billion -13.8%N/A1.9 $268.17 3/13/20204,916,900 shares $1.22 billion +2.9%N/A2.9 $247.45 2/28/20204,780,000 shares $958.77 million -1.9%N/A2.8 $200.58 2/14/20204,870,000 shares $1.16 billion +1.7%N/A3.2 $237.31 1/31/20204,790,000 shares $1.18 billion +15.4%N/A3.4 $246.15 1/15/20204,150,000 shares $1.06 billion No ChangeN/A3.3 $256.41 12/31/20194,150,000 shares $1.15 billion +4.3%N/A3.5 $278.25 12/13/20193,980,000 shares $1.08 billion +5.0%1.5%3.4 $271.06 BDX Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Becton, Dickinson and Company's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Becton, Dickinson and Company shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 1,970,000 shares of BDX short. 0.68% of Becton, Dickinson and Company's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Becton, Dickinson and Company's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Becton, Dickinson and Company? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. BDX shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Becton, Dickinson and Company's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Becton, Dickinson and Company? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Becton, Dickinson and Company: Walleye Trading LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, Twin Tree Management LP, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Caas Capital Management LP, Oak Hill Wealth Advisors LLC, and Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Becton, Dickinson and Company? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 0.68% of Becton, Dickinson and Company's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Becton, Dickinson and Company's short interest increasing or decreasing? Becton, Dickinson and Company saw a decrease in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,970,000 shares, a decrease of 9.2% from the previous total of 2,170,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. What is Becton, Dickinson and Company's float size? Becton, Dickinson and Company currently has issued a total of 289,010,000 shares. Some of Becton, Dickinson and Company's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Becton, Dickinson and Company currently has a public float of 288,600,000 shares. How does Becton, Dickinson and Company's short interest compare to its competitors? 0.68% of Becton, Dickinson and Company's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "medical" compare to Becton, Dickinson and Company: DexCom, Inc. (1.96%), ResMed Inc. (6.95%), Boston Scientific Co. (0.84%), Baxter International Inc. (1.56%), Stryker Co. (1.15%), West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (1.57%), McKesson Co. (1.76%), Zoetis Inc. (1.32%), Moderna, Inc. (6.36%), Edwards Lifesciences Co. (1.35%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.81 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.30 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.10 billion), General Motors ($2.84 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.77 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.22 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.12 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($2.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Becton, Dickinson and Company stock? Short selling BDX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Becton, Dickinson and Company as its price is falling. BDX shares are trading down $2.77 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Becton, Dickinson and Company? A short squeeze for Becton, Dickinson and Company occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of BDX, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Becton, Dickinson and Company's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including BDX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024. 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