Both in Surgical Instruments
Becton, Dickinson and vs West Pharmaceutical Services
Over the past year BDX returned +11.8% and WST returned +45.5%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.27.
BDX +11.8% WST +45.5%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
| Metric | BDX | WST |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $198.17 | $406.99 |
| Market cap | $53.98B | $28.35B |
| Today | −0.22% | −0.22% |
| 1 month | +9.7% | +8.0% |
| 6 months | +37.5% | +31.3% |
| Year to date | +2.1% | +47.9% |
| 1 year | +10.9% | +44.3% |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +5.4% | +8.7% |
| Gross margin | 46.5% | 39.7% |
| Net margin | 7.6% | 24.5% |
| P/E (TTM) | 57.4× | 44.4× |
| Price / sales | 2.6× | 8.3× |
| Net cash | -$16.10B | $261.2M |
| Dividend yield | 2.12% | 0.22% |
| Volatility (60d) | 22.0% | 20.3% |
| Short % of float | 3.2% | 2.9% |
| Next earnings | — | — |
Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).