Becton, Dickinson: (BDX) - A Quality Defensive Pick

BDX gapping higher and may be breaking out of this 5-year range it's been trading in.

This serial-acquirer is a buy. Over the longer-term, Becton Dickinson has been a solid compounder, and the current valuation represents a reasonable entry point.

Becton, Dickinson is a Medical Instruments provider in Healthcare. It has a Narrow Moat, Stable Moat Trend, Standard Capital Allocation, and Medium Fair-Value Uncertainty. Inception was 1972