Becton Dickinson Stock Options
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Becton Dickinson's option chain provides insight into all available option contracts written on Becton Dickinson's stock. Investors can see outstanding put and call contracts with pricing information and greeks for a given expiration period. In addition, each of Becton Dickinson's stock options below provides a detailed picture of the payoff. Comparing vital and dynamic information of various option contracts across diverse expiration periods will help you make an educated decision on your market timing strategies around investing in a given Becton option contract.
In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Becton Dickinson
Analyzing Becton Dickinson's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Becton Dickinson regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Becton Dickinson's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Becton Dickinson's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Becton Dickinson's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Becton Dickinson's latest option contracts expiring on 2024-05-17 are carrying combined implied volatility of 29.63 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.68 over 92 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on 2024-05-17. The current put volume is at 87, with calls trading at the volume of 277. This yields a 0.31 put-to-call volume ratio. The Becton Dickinson option chain provides detailed quote and price information for the current Becton Dickinson and option contracts. It shows all of Becton Dickinson's listed puts, calls, expiration dates, strike prices, and other pricing information.
Open Interest Against 2024-05-17 Option Contracts
Becton Dickinson option prices can potentially be used to forecast stock returns because most option chains provide information not only about the current prices but also about the future conditions in Becton Dickinson's lending market. For example, when Becton Dickinson's puts are not actively trading or completely missing in the marketplace, investors can use it to internalize expected shorting costs. So if an investor is writing a put option on Becton Dickinson, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting Becton Dickinson stock over its option's life.
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The chart above shows Becton Dickinson's distribution of open interest by maturity on contracts that have not yet been settled. The area between the two highest points is the projection of the price at expiration. Becton Dickinson's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Becton Dickinson's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
Becton Dickinson Maximum Pain Price across 2024-05-17 Option Contracts
Max pain usually refers to a trading concept that asserts that market manipulation can cause the market price of particular securities such as Becton Dickinson close to expiration to expire worthless. According to most research, approximately 10% to 15% of all stock options are exercised, while about 35% expire worthlessly, with roughly 50% traded out before the expiration date. So, Max pain occurs when market makers reach a net positive position across all options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.
Becton Dickinson's stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of Becton Dickinson common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell Becton stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If Becton Dickinson's stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Becton Dickinson and. Also, note that the market value of any company could be tightly coupled with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in unemployment. Please note that buying 'in-the-money' options on Becton Dickinson lessens the impact of time decay, as they carry both intrinsic and time value. So, even if Becton Dickinson's value remains static through the expiration date, the investor can sell to close an 'in-the-money' option to avoid a potential loss. However, in-the-money Becton Dickinson contracts are usually more expensive to enter than their out-of-the-money counterparts. So keep in mind that while the payoffs on an in-the-money trade can be high, the investors could ultimately experience a more consequential loss if Becton Stock moves the wrong way.
At this time, Becton Dickinson's Total Stockholder Equity is fairly stable compared to the past year. Liabilities And Stockholders Equity is likely to rise to about 63.7 B in 2024, whereas Common Stock Shares Outstanding is likely to drop slightly above 214.9 M in 2024. Becton Dickinson In The Money Call Balance
When Becton Dickinson's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Becton Dickinson and stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Becton Dickinson's options that are 'In the Money' or 'Out of the Money', the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
While 'out-of-the-money' option contracts written on Becton Dickinson and are typically viewed as the more aggressive, there are potential upsides to purchasing these types of options contracts. For one, the cost to buy an 'Out of the Money' option is lower than the cost to buy an 'In the Money' option. This cost-benefit is due to the fact that at the time of the purchase, 'Out of the Money' contracts have no intrinsic value. So, while the potential for a 100% loss is more significant, the cost and risk to enter the trade are lower.
Becton Current Options Market Mood
Becton Dickinson's open interest and total value indicators provide investors with the necessary information to digest the overall options buildup for its expiring contracts. In addition, it helps Becton Stock's traders understand whether a recent fall or rise in the market is unreasonable and if the time has come to take contrarian positions. These ratios are calculated based on options trading volumes and current open interest.
Put-to-Call Open Interest
Put-to-Call Volume
Most options investors, including buyers and sellers of Becton Dickinson's calls and puts, are not very successful. It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. Becton Dickinson's option open interest and volume spread between outstanding puts and calls are regarded by many investors as reliable indicators of the overall future market direction. Using current Becton Dickinson's option volume and open interest to make an investment decision is considered a contrarian-sentiment measure that can be utilized in many timing strategies in both derivative and spot marketplace.
Rule 16 of the current Becton contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Becton Dickinson and will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 1.85% per day over the life of the 2024-05-17 option contract. With Becton Dickinson trading at USD 234.6, that is roughly USD 4.34. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Becton Dickinson's daily price movement you should consider buying Becton Dickinson and options at the current volatility level of 29.63%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Purchasing Becton Dickinson options can give investors a meaningful hedge against losses and, therefore, could be used conservatively to decrease the volatility of your portfolio. However, many options could also amount to little more than gambling, significantly enhancing your overall portfolio risk. One simple example of these aggressive strategies is the sale of "uncovered" Becton calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Becton Dickinson and stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.
Becton Dickinson Option Chain
When Becton Dickinson's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Becton Dickinson and stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying options that are ITM or OTM, the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
Becton Dickinson's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Becton. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Becton. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Becton Dickinson against a given expiration period. The table below combines all the option information in the form of a chain but before you use it, remember that it entails significant risk and it is not for everyone. | Delta | Gamma | Open Int | Expiration | Current Spread | Last Price | |||
Call | 2024-05-17 CALL at $125.0 | 0.9918 | 3.0E-4 | 0 | 2024-05-17 | 107.5 - 112.3 | 0.0 | In |
Call | 2024-05-17 CALL at $130.0 | 0.9901 | 4.0E-4 | 0 | 2024-05-17 | 102.5 - 107.4 | 0.0 | In |
Call | 2024-05-17 CALL at $135.0 | 0.9918 | 4.0E-4 | 0 | 2024-05-17 | 97.5 - 102.3 | 0.0 | In |
Call | 2024-05-17 CALL at $140.0 | 0.9918 | 4.0E-4 | 0 | 2024-05-17 | 92.5 - 97.3 | 0.0 | In |
Call | 2024-05-17 CALL at $145.0 | 0.9919 | 4.0E-4 | 0 | 2024-05-17 | 87.5 - 92.3 | 0.0 | In |
Call | 2024-05-17 CALL at $150.0 | 0.9896 | 6.0E-4 | 0 | 2024-05-17 | 82.5 - 87.4 | 0.0 | In |
Call | 2024-05-17 CALL at $155.0 | 0.9895 | 6.0E-4 | 0 | 2024-05-17 | 77.5 - 82.4 | 0.0 | In |
Call | 2024-05-17 CALL at $160.0 | 0.9956 | 3.0E-4 | 0 | 2024-05-17 | 72.5 - 77.2 | 0.0 | In |
Call | 2024-05-17 CALL at $165.0 | 0.9866 | 9.0E-4 | 0 | 2024-05-17 | 67.6 - 72.4 | 0.0 | In |
Call | 2024-05-17 CALL at $170.0 | 0.9863 | 9.0E-4 | 0 | 2024-05-17 | 62.6 - 67.4 | 0.0 | In |
Call | 2024-05-17 CALL at $175.0 | 0.9829 | 0.0012 | 0 | 2024-05-17 | 57.6 - 62.5 | 0.0 | In |
Call | 2024-05-17 CALL at $180.0 | 0.9857 | 0.0012 | 0 | 2024-05-17 | 52.6 - 57.4 | 0.0 | In |
Call | 2024-05-17 CALL at $185.0 | 0.9781 | 0.0018 | 0 | 2024-05-17 | 47.7 - 52.5 | 0.0 | In |
Call | 2024-05-17 CALL at $190.0 | 0.9898 | 0.0012 | 0 | 2024-05-17 | 42.6 - 47.3 | 0.0 | In |
Call | 2024-05-17 CALL at $195.0 | 0.9846 | 0.0018 | 0 | 2024-05-17 | 37.6 - 42.4 | 0.0 | In |
Call | 2024-05-17 CALL at $200.0 | 0.9737 | 0.003 | 0 | 2024-05-17 | 32.7 - 37.5 | 0.0 | In |
Call | 2024-05-17 CALL at $205.0 | 0.9451 | 0.0054 | 0 | 2024-05-17 | 28.0 - 32.8 | 0.0 | In |
Call | 2024-05-17 CALL at $210.0 | 0.878 | 0.0085 | 0 | 2024-05-17 | 24.8 - 28.0 | 0.0 | In |
Call | 2024-05-17 CALL at $215.0 | 0.8534 | 0.0111 | 0 | 2024-05-17 | 19.7 - 23.4 | 0.0 | In |
Call | 2024-05-17 CALL at $220.0 | 0.8094 | 0.0147 | 2 | 2024-05-17 | 15.5 - 18.4 | 17.59 | In |
Call | 2024-05-17 CALL at $225.0 | 0.7739 | 0.0213 | 3 | 2024-05-17 | 10.0 - 13.7 | 9.8 | In |
Call | 2024-05-17 CALL at $230.0 | 0.6435 | 0.025 | 16 | 2024-05-17 | 8.5 - 8.9 | 8.7 | In |
Call | 2024-05-17 CALL at $235.0 | 0.5115 | 0.0275 | 695 | 2024-05-17 | 5.6 - 5.8 | 5.77 | Out |
Call | 2024-05-17 CALL at $240.0 | 0.3762 | 0.0264 | 270 | 2024-05-17 | 3.4 - 3.9 | 3.62 | Out |
Call | 2024-05-17 CALL at $245.0 | 0.2491 | 0.0229 | 340 | 2024-05-17 | 1.75 - 2.2 | 2.0 | Out |
Call | 2024-05-17 CALL at $250.0 | 0.1609 | 0.0171 | 274 | 2024-05-17 | 0.85 - 1.5 | 0.8 | Out |
Call | 2024-05-17 CALL at $255.0 | 0.0715 | 0.0106 | 241 | 2024-05-17 | 0.35 - 0.75 | 0.4 | Out |
Call | 2024-05-17 CALL at $260.0 | 0.065 | 0.0083 | 220 | 2024-05-17 | 0.05 - 0.8 | 0.15 | Out |
Call | 2024-05-17 CALL at $265.0 | 0.0204 | 0.0036 | 153 | 2024-05-17 | 0.0 - 0.75 | 0.1 | Out |
Put | 2024-05-17 PUT at $190.0 | -0.0343 | 0.0027 | 1 | 2024-05-17 | 0.05 - 0.75 | 0.09 | Out |
Put | 2024-05-17 PUT at $195.0 | -0.0378 | 0.0032 | 0 | 2024-05-17 | 0.05 - 0.75 | 0.0 | Out |
Put | 2024-05-17 PUT at $200.0 | -0.0384 | 0.0038 | 14 | 2024-05-17 | 0.05 - 0.65 | 0.35 | Out |
Put | 2024-05-17 PUT at $205.0 | -0.0434 | 0.0048 | 11 | 2024-05-17 | 0.1 - 0.6 | 0.4 | Out |
Put | 2024-05-17 PUT at $210.0 | -0.0523 | 0.0064 | 37 | 2024-05-17 | 0.3 - 0.45 | 0.5 | Out |
Put | 2024-05-17 PUT at $215.0 | -0.0893 | 0.0102 | 143 | 2024-05-17 | 0.6 - 0.75 | 0.91 | Out |
Put | 2024-05-17 PUT at $220.0 | -0.1481 | 0.0152 | 381 | 2024-05-17 | 1.05 - 1.3 | 1.2 | Out |
Put | 2024-05-17 PUT at $225.0 | -0.2381 | 0.0208 | 177 | 2024-05-17 | 1.6 - 3.1 | 2.15 | Out |
Put | 2024-05-17 PUT at $230.0 | -0.3545 | 0.0257 | 315 | 2024-05-17 | 3.4 - 3.7 | 3.6 | Out |
Put | 2024-05-17 PUT at $235.0 | -0.4906 | 0.0277 | 169 | 2024-05-17 | 5.5 - 5.9 | 5.8 | In |
Put | 2024-05-17 PUT at $240.0 | -0.6211 | 0.0256 | 144 | 2024-05-17 | 8.3 - 9.6 | 8.9 | In |
Put | 2024-05-17 PUT at $245.0 | -0.7392 | 0.0221 | 69 | 2024-05-17 | 11.6 - 13.2 | 13.8 | In |
Put | 2024-05-17 PUT at $250.0 | -0.8525 | 0.017 | 73 | 2024-05-17 | 14.7 - 17.7 | 17.3 | In |
Put | 2024-05-17 PUT at $255.0 | -0.8726 | 0.0127 | 9 | 2024-05-17 | 18.0 - 21.2 | 11.6 | In |
Put | 2024-05-17 PUT at $260.0 | -0.9614 | 0.0061 | 0 | 2024-05-17 | 23.1 - 27.9 | 0.0 | In |
Put | 2024-05-17 PUT at $265.0 | -0.9769 | 0.0036 | 0 | 2024-05-17 | 28.0 - 32.9 | 0.0 | In |
Put | 2024-05-17 PUT at $270.0 | -0.9546 | 0.0096 | 0 | 2024-05-17 | 33.2 - 38.0 | 0.0 | In |
Put | 2024-05-17 PUT at $275.0 | -0.9709 | 0.0034 | 0 | 2024-05-17 | 38.1 - 42.9 | 0.0 | In |
Put | 2024-05-17 PUT at $280.0 | -0.9676 | 0.0032 | 0 | 2024-05-17 | 43.1 - 48.0 | 0.0 | In |
Put | 2024-05-17 PUT at $285.0 | -0.9643 | 0.0072 | 0 | 2024-05-17 | 48.2 - 53.0 | 0.0 | In |
Put | 2024-05-17 PUT at $290.0 | -0.9839 | 0.0017 | 0 | 2024-05-17 | 53.0 - 57.9 | 0.0 | In |
Put | 2024-05-17 PUT at $295.0 | -0.9679 | 0.0076 | 0 | 2024-05-17 | 58.2 - 63.0 | 0.0 | In |
Put | 2024-05-17 PUT at $300.0 | -0.9853 | 0.0014 | 0 | 2024-05-17 | 63.0 - 67.9 | 0.0 | In |
Put | 2024-05-17 PUT at $305.0 | -0.9705 | 0.0021 | 0 | 2024-05-17 | 68.2 - 73.0 | 0.0 | In |
Put | 2024-05-17 PUT at $310.0 | -0.9863 | 0.0012 | 0 | 2024-05-17 | 73.0 - 77.9 | 0.0 | In |
Put | 2024-05-17 PUT at $315.0 | -0.9763 | 0.0073 | 0 | 2024-05-17 | 78.1 - 83.0 | 0.0 | In |
Put | 2024-05-17 PUT at $320.0 | -0.9827 | 0.0012 | 0 | 2024-05-17 | 83.1 - 87.9 | 0.0 | In |
Put | 2024-05-17 PUT at $325.0 | -0.9776 | 0.0014 | 0 | 2024-05-17 | 88.1 - 93.0 | 0.0 | In |
Put | 2024-05-17 PUT at $330.0 | -0.9836 | 0.0011 | 0 | 2024-05-17 | 93.1 - 97.9 | 0.0 | In |
Put | 2024-05-17 PUT at $335.0 | -0.9787 | 0.0013 | 0 | 2024-05-17 | 98.1 - 103.0 | 0.0 | In |
Put | 2024-05-17 PUT at $340.0 | -0.9792 | 0.0012 | 0 | 2024-05-17 | 103.1 - 108.0 | 0.0 | In |
Put | 2024-05-17 PUT at $350.0 | -0.9776 | 0.0012 | 0 | 2024-05-17 | 113.2 - 118.0 | 0.0 | In |
Put | 2024-05-17 PUT at $360.0 | -0.9892 | 6.0E-4 | 0 | 2024-05-17 | 123.1 - 127.8 | 0.0 | In |
Becton Dickinson Total Stockholder Equity Over Time
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Becton Dickinson Common Stock Shares Outstanding Over Time
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Becton Dickinson Corporate Directors
Becton Dickinson corporate directors refer to members of a Becton Dickinson board of directors. The board of directors generally takes responsibility for the Becton Dickinson's affairs and long-term direction of the entity. A corporate director does not make decisions for the corporation on his own. As a member of the board of directors, she or he must function as a part of a group that makes decisions on behalf of the business only by the board of directors' meetings. To pass a resolution, a majority of Becton Dickinson's board members must vote for the resolution. The Becton Dickinson board of directors' duties also include the election, removal, and supervision of officers, including the adoption, amendment, and repeal of bylaws.| Willard Overlock | Independent Director | Profile | |
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Is Becton Dickinson's industry expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Becton Dickinson. If investors know Becton will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Becton Dickinson listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth (0.43) | Dividend Share 3.68 | Earnings Share 4.37 | Revenue Per Share 67.719 | Quarterly Revenue Growth 0.026 |
The market value of Becton Dickinson is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Becton that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Becton Dickinson's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Becton Dickinson's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Becton Dickinson's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Becton Dickinson's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Becton Dickinson's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Becton Dickinson is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Becton Dickinson's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.