ALC vs BDX
Side-by-side comparison of price performance, valuation, growth, profitability, analyst targets and technical trend.
ALC · Alcon$74.94 ▼ 2.10%
BDX · Becton Dickinson & Co$211.88 ▼ 0.78%
One year, rebased to 100
Each line starts at 100 so growth is directly comparable
- ALC +1.9%
- BDX +52.1%
Head to head
| Metric | ALC | BDX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $74.94 | $211.88 |
| Change today | ▼ 2.10% | ▼ 0.78% |
| Market cap | $36.23B | $57.71B |
| Return, 3 months | +1.8% | +18.6% |
| Return, year to date | -3.8% | +41.6% |
| Return, 1 year | +2.5% | +55.3% |
| P/E (TTM) | 57.2 | 51.8 |
| P/B | 1.7 | 2.3 |
| P/E percentile vs own 5y | 54th | 86th |
| Dividend yield | 0.47% | 1.98% |
| Revenue growth (YoY, latest qtr) | +8.7% | +5.4% |
| Net profit growth (YoY) | -100.0% | -34.3% |
| Gross margin | 56.8% | 46.9% |
| Operating margin | 8.7% | 14.5% |
| Net margin | 5.9% | 4.2% |
| Return on equity | 2.9% | 3.8% |
| Analyst target vs. price | +11.6% | +4.7% |
| Analyst buy share | 62% | 56% |
| RSI (14) | 66 | 75 |
| 30-day volatility | 32.6% | 25.3% |
| Max drawdown, 1 year | -28.0% | -23.1% |
| Trend read | Strong uptrend | Strong uptrend |
| Analyst consensus | Buy | Buy |
Green cells mark the best value in each row where "better" is clear-cut (lower P/E, higher margin). That is a reading of the numbers, not a recommendation. Financials are in each company's reporting currency.
What the numbers say
- BDX is the largest of the group by market value.
- BDX has returned the most over the past year.
- BDX carries the lowest trailing P/E.
- BDX pays the highest dividend yield.
- ALC is growing revenue fastest.
- ALC keeps the most profit per dollar of sales.
- BDX has been the calmest stock over the last 30 days.