Both in Surgical Instruments

Becton, Dickinson and vs 3M

Over the past year BDX returned +11.8% and MMM returned +9.2%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.17.

BDX +11.8% MMM +9.2%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
MetricBDXMMM
Price$198.17$177.05
Market cap$53.98B$91.31B
Today−0.22%−0.73%
1 month+9.7%+8.5%
6 months+37.5%+24.0%
Year to date+2.1%+10.6%
1 year+10.9%+6.3%
Revenue growth (YoY)+5.4%+1.0%
Gross margin46.5%42.3%
Net margin7.6%20.9%
P/E (TTM)57.4×25.8×
Price / sales2.6×3.6×
Net cash-$16.10B-$9.85B
Dividend yield2.12%1.76%
Volatility (60d)22.0%22.3%
Short % of float3.2%1.9%
Next earnings——

Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).