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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Becton, Dickinson and Company stock logo
BDX
Becton, Dickinson and Company
$231.97
+2.3%
$236.38
$224.00
$287.32
$67.04B0.451.43 million shs4.73 million shs
Boston Scientific Co. stock logo
BSX
Boston Scientific
$75.57
+0.8%
$71.38
$48.35
$76.25
$110.87B0.775.30 million shs8.83 million shs
GSK plc stock logo
GSK
GSK
$44.77
+1.7%
$42.76
$33.33
$45.92
$92.78B0.653.30 million shs3.62 million shs
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
$339.75
+1.4%
$318.75
$215.96
$339.97
$88.99B1.66943,369 shs2.05 million shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Becton, Dickinson and Company stock logo
BDX
Becton, Dickinson and Company
-0.03%+1.39%-3.49%-1.42%-4.06%
Boston Scientific Co. stock logo
BSX
Boston Scientific
-0.03%-0.08%+4.91%+12.57%+46.79%
GSK plc stock logo
GSK
GSK
0.00%-0.78%+3.28%+6.52%+33.24%
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
+0.04%+6.60%+10.01%+8.90%+28.59%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Becton, Dickinson and Company stock logo
BDX
Becton, Dickinson and Company
4.886 of 5 stars
2.45.03.34.02.52.52.5
Boston Scientific Co. stock logo
BSX
Boston Scientific
4.6171 of 5 stars
2.55.00.04.22.42.52.5
GSK plc stock logo
GSK
GSK
1.4451 of 5 stars
1.23.02.50.02.50.02.5
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
4.6597 of 5 stars
2.43.02.54.52.12.52.5

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Becton, Dickinson and Company stock logo
BDX
Becton, Dickinson and Company
2.83
Moderate Buy$280.1720.78% Upside
Boston Scientific Co. stock logo
BSX
Boston Scientific
2.95
Moderate Buy$76.701.49% Upside
GSK plc stock logo
GSK
GSK
2.33
Hold$47.004.98% Upside
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
2.83
Moderate Buy$325.59-4.17% Downside

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest HCA, BDX, GSK, and BSX Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
5/30/2024
Becton, Dickinson and Company stock logo
BDX
Becton, Dickinson and Company
The Goldman Sachs Group
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Initiated CoverageBuy$274.00
5/30/2024
Boston Scientific Co. stock logo
BSX
Boston Scientific
The Goldman Sachs Group
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Initiated CoverageBuy$90.00
5/30/2024
GSK plc stock logo
GSK
GSK
The Goldman Sachs Group
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Initiated CoverageNeutral$47.00
5/30/2024
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
Baird R W
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UpgradeStrong-Buy
5/30/2024
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$327.00 ➝ $332.00
5/30/2024
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
Robert W. Baird
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Initiated CoverageOutperform$396.00
5/28/2024
Boston Scientific Co. stock logo
BSX
Boston Scientific
Argus
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$80.00 ➝ $95.00
5/22/2024
Boston Scientific Co. stock logo
BSX
Boston Scientific
Citigroup
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$85.00 ➝ $87.00
5/15/2024
Boston Scientific Co. stock logo
BSX
Boston Scientific
Mizuho
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$85.00 ➝ $90.00
5/6/2024
Becton, Dickinson and Company stock logo
BDX
Becton, Dickinson and Company
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$305.00 ➝ $312.00
4/30/2024
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
TD Cowen
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$371.00 ➝ $360.00
(Data available from 6/2/2021 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Becton, Dickinson and Company stock logo
BDX
Becton, Dickinson and Company
$19.37B3.46$20.22 per share11.47$88.74 per share2.61
Boston Scientific Co. stock logo
BSX
Boston Scientific
$14.24B7.79$2.90 per share26.03$13.75 per share5.50
GSK plc stock logo
GSK
GSK
$37.71B2.46$5.18 per share8.64$8.09 per share5.53
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
$64.97B1.37$31.26 per share10.87$4.85 per share70.05

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Becton, Dickinson and Company stock logo
BDX
Becton, Dickinson and Company
$1.48B$4.5451.0916.312.036.76%13.90%6.73%8/1/2024 (Estimated)
Boston Scientific Co. stock logo
BSX
Boston Scientific
$1.59B$1.1963.5028.842.6012.06%16.39%9.08%7/25/2024 (Estimated)
GSK plc stock logo
GSK
GSK
$6.13B$2.7616.229.901.3514.62%51.54%11.01%7/24/2024 (Estimated)
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
$5.24B$20.0616.9414.711.588.20%674.49%9.59%7/25/2024 (Estimated)

Latest HCA, BDX, GSK, and BSX Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
5/2/2024Q2 24
Becton, Dickinson and Company stock logo
BDX
Becton, Dickinson and Company
$2.97$3.17+$0.20$4.49$5.04 billion$5.05 billion      
5/1/2024Q1 2024
GSK plc stock logo
GSK
GSK
$0.94$1.09+$0.15$1.53$8.98 billion$9.34 billion
4/26/2024Q1 24
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
$5.01$5.36+$0.35$4.79$16.81 billion$17.34 billion    
4/24/2024Q1 2024
Boston Scientific Co. stock logo
BSX
Boston Scientific
$0.51$0.56+$0.05$0.79$3.68 billion$3.86 billion

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Becton, Dickinson and Company stock logo
BDX
Becton, Dickinson and Company
$3.801.64%+4.77%83.70%52 Years
Boston Scientific Co. stock logo
BSX
Boston Scientific
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
GSK plc stock logo
GSK
GSK
$1.473.28%-18.18%53.26%N/A
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
$2.640.78%+77.38%13.16%5 Years

Latest HCA, BDX, GSK, and BSX Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
5/1/2024
GSK plc stock logo
GSK
GSK
quarterly$0.37623.2%5/16/20245/17/20247/11/2024
4/30/2024
Becton, Dickinson and Company stock logo
BDX
Becton, Dickinson and Company
quarterly$0.951.62%6/10/20246/10/20246/28/2024
4/26/2024
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
quarterly$0.660.84%6/14/20246/14/20246/28/2024
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Becton, Dickinson and Company stock logo
BDX
Becton, Dickinson and Company
0.62
1.41
0.97
Boston Scientific Co. stock logo
BSX
Boston Scientific
0.47
1.66
1.14
GSK plc stock logo
GSK
GSK
1.15
0.87
0.58
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
29.26
1.16
1.02

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Becton, Dickinson and Company stock logo
BDX
Becton, Dickinson and Company
86.97%
Boston Scientific Co. stock logo
BSX
Boston Scientific
89.07%
GSK plc stock logo
GSK
GSK
15.74%
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
62.73%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Becton, Dickinson and Company stock logo
BDX
Becton, Dickinson and Company
0.31%
Boston Scientific Co. stock logo
BSX
Boston Scientific
0.50%
GSK plc stock logo
GSK
GSK
10.00%
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
1.60%

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Becton, Dickinson and Company stock logo
BDX
Becton, Dickinson and Company
73,000289.01 million288.11 millionOptionable
Boston Scientific Co. stock logo
BSX
Boston Scientific
48,0001.47 billion1.46 billionOptionable
GSK plc stock logo
GSK
GSK
70,2002.07 billion1.87 billionOptionable
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
310,000261.91 million257.72 millionOptionable

HCA, BDX, GSK, and BSX Headlines

Recent News About These Companies

HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) Downgraded by StockNews.com to Buy
HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) Upgraded to "Strong-Buy" by Baird R W
Robert W. Baird Begins Coverage on HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA)
HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) Shares Up 2.4%
HCA, Ascension, Intermountain: 5 Big Tech partnerships
HCA exec promoted to Florida hospital CEO

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Company Descriptions

Becton, Dickinson and Company logo

Becton, Dickinson and Company

NYSE:BDX
Becton, Dickinson and Company develops, manufactures, and sells medical supplies, devices, laboratory equipment, and diagnostic products for healthcare institutions, physicians, life science researchers, clinical laboratories, pharmaceutical industry, and the general public worldwide. The company operates in three segments: BD Medical, BD Life Sciences, and BD Interventional. The BD Medical segment provides peripheral intravenous (IV) and advanced peripheral catheters, central lines, acute dialysis catheters, vascular access technology, vascular care and preparation products, needle-free IV connectors and extensions sets, closed-system drug transfer devices, hazardous drug detections, hypodermic syringes and needles, anesthesia needles and trays, enteral syringes, and sharps disposal systems; IV medication safety and infusion therapy delivery systems, medication compounding workflow systems, automated medication dispensing and supply management systems, and medication inventory optimization and tracking systems; and prefillable drug delivery systems. The BD Life Sciences segment offers specimen and blood collection products; automated blood and tuberculosis culturing, molecular testing, microorganism identification and drug susceptibility, and liquid-based cytology systems, as well as rapid diagnostic assays, microbiology laboratory automation products, and plated media products; and fluorescence-activated cell sorters and analyzers, antibodies and kits, reagent systems, and solutions for single-cell gene expression analysis, as well as clinical oncology, immunological, and transplantation diagnostic/monitoring reagents and analyzers. The BD Interventional segment provides hernia and soft tissue repair, biological and bioresorbable grafts, biosurgery, and other surgical products; surgical infection prevention; peripheral intervention products; and urology and critical care products. The company was founded in 1897 and is headquartered in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey.
Boston Scientific logo

Boston Scientific

NYSE:BSX
Boston Scientific Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets medical devices for use in various interventional medical specialties worldwide. It operates through two segments, MedSurg and Cardiovascular. The company offers devices to diagnose and treat gastrointestinal and pulmonary conditions, such as resolution clips, biliary stent systems, stents and electrocautery enhanced delivery systems, direct visualization systems, digital catheters, and single-use duodenoscopes; devices to treat urological conditions, including ureteral stents, catheters, baskets, guidewires, sheaths, balloons, single-use digital flexible ureteroscopes, holmium laser systems, artificial urinary sphincter, laser system, fiber, and hydrogel systems; and devices to treat neurological movement disorders and manage chronic pain, such as spinal cord stimulator system, proprietary programming software, radiofrequency generator, indirect decompression systems, practice optimization tools, and deep brain stimulation system. It also provides technologies for diagnosing and treating coronary artery disease and aortic valve conditions; WATCHMAN FLX, a Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device; and implantable devices that monitor the heart and deliver electricity to treat cardiac abnormalities, such as cardioverter and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators, MRI S-ICD systems, cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemakers, quadripolar LV leads, ICD leads, pacing leads, remote patient management systems, insertable cardiac monitor systems, and remote cardiac monitoring systems. In addition, the company offers diagnosis and treatment of rate and rhythm disorders of the heart; peripheral arterial and venous diseases; and products to diagnose, treat and ease forms of cancer. The company was incorporated in 1979 and is headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts.
GSK logo

GSK

NYSE:GSK
GSK plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the research, development, and manufacture of vaccines, and specialty and general medicines to prevent and treat disease in the United Kingdom, the United States, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Commercial Operations and Total R&D. The company offers shingles, meningitis, respiratory syncytial virus, flu, polio, influenza, and pandemic vaccines. It also provides medicines for HIV, oncology, respiratory/immunology, and other specialty medicine products, as well as inhaled medicines for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and antibiotics for infections. It has a collaboration agreement with CureVac to develop mRNA-based influenza vaccines, and with Wave Life Sciences and Elsie Biotechnologies, Inc for oligonucleotide platform development. The company was formerly known as GlaxoSmithKline plc and changed its name to GSK plc in May 2022. GSK plc was founded in 1715 and is headquartered in Brentford, the United Kingdom.
HCA Healthcare logo

HCA Healthcare

NYSE:HCA
HCA Healthcare, Inc., through its subsidiaries, owns and operates hospitals and related healthcare entities in the United States. It operates general and acute care hospitals that offers medical and surgical services, including inpatient care, intensive care, cardiac care, diagnostic, and emergency services; and outpatient services, such as outpatient surgery, laboratory, radiology, respiratory therapy, cardiology, and physical therapy. The company also operates outpatient health care facilities consisting of freestanding ambulatory surgery centers, freestanding emergency care facilities, urgent care facilities, walk-in clinics, diagnostic and imaging centers, rehabilitation and physical therapy centers, radiation and oncology therapy centers, physician practices, and various other facilities. In addition, it operates behavioral hospitals, which provide therapeutic programs comprising child, adolescent and adult psychiatric care, adolescent and adult alcohol, drug abuse treatment, and counseling services. The company was formerly known as HCA Holdings, Inc. HCA Healthcare, Inc. was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.