Becton Dickinson Stock Forecast - Simple Exponential Smoothing

BDX Stock  USD 203.58  1.78  0.87%   
The Simple Exponential Smoothing forecasted value of Becton Dickinson and on the next trading day is expected to be 203.58 with a mean absolute deviation of 1.90 and the sum of the absolute errors of 114.15. Becton Stock Forecast is based on your current time horizon.
At this time, The relative strength index (RSI) of Becton Dickinson's share price is at 57 suggesting that the stock is in nutural position, most likellhy at or near its resistance level. The main idea of RSI analysis is to track how fast people are buying or selling Becton Dickinson, making its price go up or down.

Momentum 57

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The successful prediction of Becton Dickinson's future price could yield a significant profit. We analyze noise-free headlines and recent hype associated with Becton Dickinson and, which may create opportunities for some arbitrage if properly timed. Below are the key fundamental drivers impacting Becton Dickinson's stock price prediction:
Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.252
EPS Estimate Next Quarter
3.2306
EPS Estimate Current Year
14.9417
EPS Estimate Next Year
15.8785
Wall Street Target Price
206.25
Using Becton Dickinson hype-based prediction, you can estimate the value of Becton Dickinson and from the perspective of Becton Dickinson response to recently generated media hype and the effects of current headlines on its competitors. We also analyze overall investor sentiment towards Becton Dickinson using Becton Dickinson's stock options and short interest. It helps to benchmark the overall future attitude of investors towards Becton using crowd psychology based on the activity and movement of Becton Dickinson's stock price.

Becton Dickinson Short Interest

An investor who is long Becton Dickinson may also wish to track short interest. As short interest increases, investors should be becoming more worried about Becton Dickinson and may potentially protect profits, hedge Becton Dickinson with its derivative instruments, or be ready for some potential downside.
200 Day MA
188.3022
Short Percent
0.0191
Short Ratio
2.41
Shares Short Prior Month
4.2 M
50 Day MA
190.7724

Becton Dickinson Hype to Price Pattern

Investor biases related to Becton Dickinson's public news can be used to forecast risks associated with an investment in Becton. The trend in average sentiment can be used to explain how an investor holding Becton can time the market purely based on public headlines and social activities around Becton Dickinson and. Please note that most equities that are difficult to arbitrage are affected by market sentiment the most.
Some investors profit by finding stocks that are overvalued or undervalued based on market sentiment. The correlation of Becton Dickinson's market sentiment to its price can help taders to make decisions based on the overall investors consensus about Becton Dickinson.

Becton Dickinson Implied Volatility

    
  0.36  
Becton Dickinson's implied volatility exposes the market's sentiment of Becton Dickinson and stock's possible movements over time. However, it does not forecast the overall direction of its price. In a nutshell, if Becton Dickinson's implied volatility is high, the market thinks the stock has potential for high price swings in either direction. On the other hand, the low implied volatility suggests that Becton Dickinson stock will not fluctuate a lot when Becton Dickinson's options are near their expiration.
The Simple Exponential Smoothing forecasted value of Becton Dickinson and on the next trading day is expected to be 203.58 with a mean absolute deviation of 1.90 and the sum of the absolute errors of 114.15.

Becton Dickinson after-hype prediction price

    
  USD 205.66  
There is no one specific way to measure market sentiment using hype analysis or a similar predictive technique. This prediction method should be used in combination with more fundamental and traditional techniques such as stock price forecasting, technical analysis, analysts consensus, earnings estimates, and various momentum models.
Check out Historical Fundamental Analysis of Becton Dickinson to cross-verify your projections.
At this time, Becton Dickinson's Payables Turnover is fairly stable compared to the past year. Asset Turnover is likely to rise to 0.76 in 2026, whereas Inventory Turnover is likely to drop 2.34 in 2026. . Common Stock Shares Outstanding is likely to drop to about 215.7 M in 2026. Net Income Applicable To Common Shares is likely to drop to about 1.1 B in 2026.

Open Interest Against 2026-03-20 Becton Option Contracts

Although open interest is a measure utilized in the options markets, it could be used to forecast Becton Dickinson's spot prices because the number of available contracts in the market changes daily, and new contracts can be created or liquidated at will. Since open interest in Becton Dickinson's options reflects these daily shifts, investors could use the patterns of these changes to develop long and short-term trading strategies for Becton Dickinson stock based on available contracts left at the end of a trading day.
Please note that to derive more accurate forecasting about market movement from the current Becton Dickinson's open interest, investors have to compare it to Becton Dickinson's spot prices. As Ford's stock price increases, high open interest indicates that money is entering the market, and the market is strongly bullish. Conversely, if the price of Becton Dickinson is decreasing and there is high open interest, that is a sign that the bearish trend will continue, and investors may react by taking short positions in Becton. So, decreasing or low open interest during a bull market indicates that investors are becoming uncertain of the depth of the bullish trend, and a reversal in sentiment will likely follow.

Becton Dickinson Additional Predictive Modules

Most predictive techniques to examine Becton price help traders to determine how to time the market. We provide a combination of tools to recognize potential entry and exit points for Becton using various technical indicators. When you analyze Becton charts, please remember that the event formation may indicate an entry point for a short seller, and look at other indicators across different periods to confirm that a breakdown or reversion is likely to occur.
Becton Dickinson simple exponential smoothing forecast is a very popular model used to produce a smoothed price series. Whereas in simple Moving Average models the past observations for Becton Dickinson and are weighted equally, Exponential Smoothing assigns exponentially decreasing weights as Becton Dickinson prices get older.

Becton Dickinson Simple Exponential Smoothing Price Forecast For the 8th of January

Given 90 days horizon, the Simple Exponential Smoothing forecasted value of Becton Dickinson and on the next trading day is expected to be 203.58 with a mean absolute deviation of 1.90, mean absolute percentage error of 6.68, and the sum of the absolute errors of 114.15.
Please note that although there have been many attempts to predict Becton Stock prices using its time series forecasting, we generally do not recommend using it to place bets in the real market. The most commonly used models for forecasting predictions are the autoregressive models, which specify that Becton Dickinson's next future price depends linearly on its previous prices and some stochastic term (i.e., imperfectly predictable multiplier).

Becton Dickinson Stock Forecast Pattern

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Becton Dickinson Forecasted Value

In the context of forecasting Becton Dickinson's Stock value on the next trading day, we examine the predictive performance of the model to find good statistically significant boundaries of downside and upside scenarios. Becton Dickinson's downside and upside margins for the forecasting period are 202.21 and 204.95, respectively. We have considered Becton Dickinson's daily market price to evaluate the above model's predictive performance. Remember, however, there is no scientific proof or empirical evidence that traditional linear or nonlinear forecasting models outperform artificial intelligence and frequency domain models to provide accurate forecasts consistently.
Market Value
203.58
202.21
Downside
203.58
Expected Value
204.95
Upside

Model Predictive Factors

The below table displays some essential indicators generated by the model showing the Simple Exponential Smoothing forecasting method's relative quality and the estimations of the prediction error of Becton Dickinson stock data series using in forecasting. Note that when a statistical model is used to represent Becton Dickinson stock, the representation will rarely be exact; so some information will be lost using the model to explain the process. AIC estimates the relative amount of information lost by a given model: the less information a model loses, the higher its quality.
AICAkaike Information Criteria118.1715
BiasArithmetic mean of the errors -0.3005
MADMean absolute deviation1.9025
MAPEMean absolute percentage error0.01
SAESum of the absolute errors114.15
This simple exponential smoothing model begins by setting Becton Dickinson and forecast for the second period equal to the observation of the first period. In other words, recent Becton Dickinson observations are given relatively more weight in forecasting than the older observations.

Predictive Modules for Becton Dickinson

There are currently many different techniques concerning forecasting the market as a whole, as well as predicting future values of individual securities such as Becton Dickinson. Regardless of method or technology, however, to accurately forecast the stock market is more a matter of luck rather than a particular technique. Nevertheless, trying to predict the stock market accurately is still an essential part of the overall investment decision process. Using different forecasting techniques and comparing the results might improve your chances of accuracy even though unexpected events may often change the market sentiment and impact your forecasting results.
Sophisticated investors, who have witnessed many market ups and downs, anticipate that the market will even out over time. This tendency of Becton Dickinson's price to converge to an average value over time is called mean reversion. However, historically, high market prices usually discourage investors that believe in mean reversion to invest, while low prices are viewed as an opportunity to buy.
Hype
Prediction
LowEstimatedHigh
204.26205.66207.06
Details
Intrinsic
Valuation
LowRealHigh
186.95188.35225.90
Details
17 Analysts
Consensus
LowTargetHigh
187.69206.25228.94
Details
Earnings
Estimates (0)
LowProjected EPSHigh
2.793.242.85
Details

Other Forecasting Options for Becton Dickinson

For every potential investor in Becton, whether a beginner or expert, Becton Dickinson's price movement is the inherent factor that sparks whether it is viable to invest in it or hold it better. Becton Stock price charts are filled with many 'noises.' These noises can hugely alter the decision one can make regarding investing in Becton. Basic forecasting techniques help filter out the noise by identifying Becton Dickinson's price trends.

Becton Dickinson Related Equities

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Becton Dickinson Technical and Predictive Analytics

The stock market is financially volatile. Despite the volatility, there exist limitless possibilities of gaining profits and building passive income portfolios. With the complexity of Becton Dickinson's price movements, a comprehensive understanding of forecasting methods that an investor can rely on to make the right move is invaluable. These methods predict trends that assist an investor in predicting the movement of Becton Dickinson's current price.

Becton Dickinson Market Strength Events

Market strength indicators help investors to evaluate how Becton Dickinson stock reacts to ongoing and evolving market conditions. The investors can use it to make informed decisions about market timing, and determine when trading Becton Dickinson shares will generate the highest return on investment. By undertsting and applying Becton Dickinson stock market strength indicators, traders can identify Becton Dickinson and entry and exit signals to maximize returns.

Becton Dickinson Risk Indicators

The analysis of Becton Dickinson's basic risk indicators is one of the essential steps in accurately forecasting its future price. The process involves identifying the amount of risk involved in Becton Dickinson's investment and either accepting that risk or mitigating it. Along with some essential techniques for forecasting becton stock prices, we also provide a set of basic risk indicators that can assist in the individual investment decision or help in hedging the risk of your existing portfolios.
Please note, the risk measures we provide can be used independently or collectively to perform a risk assessment. When comparing two potential investments, we recommend comparing similar equities with homogenous growth potential and valuation from related markets to determine which investment holds the most risk.

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When running Becton Dickinson's price analysis, check to measure Becton Dickinson's market volatility, profitability, liquidity, solvency, efficiency, growth potential, financial leverage, and other vital indicators. We have many different tools that can be utilized to determine how healthy Becton Dickinson is operating at the current time. Most of Becton Dickinson's value examination focuses on studying past and present price action to predict the probability of Becton Dickinson's future price movements. You can analyze the entity against its peers and the financial market as a whole to determine factors that move Becton Dickinson's price. Additionally, you may evaluate how the addition of Becton Dickinson to your portfolios can decrease your overall portfolio volatility.