Becton Dickinson Impresses, but Moog Continues to Struggle

Becton Dickinson (BDX), which I like a lot, saw its earnings rise to $1.25 a share for its fiscal fourth quarter, which matched estimates. The company made $1.11 for last year’s fourth quarter. Wall Street expects earnings next year of $5.09, which works out to a growth rate of 3%. This means the stock is currently going for about 13 times earnings.

As I’ve mentioned before, I haven’t been very pleased with Moog (MOG.A) this year. The stock is down about 30% and it’s the worst performer on my Buy List. For this past quarter, the company earned 35 cents a share, which was less than half what it made during last year’s third quarter. The company missed Wall Street’s call by a penny a share. For the second quarter, it missed the Street by 10 cents a share.

The only good news is that Moog sees EPS ranging between $2.15 and $2.35 for next year, which means the stock is somewhat reasonably priced.