Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX) is included among the Dividend Growth Stocks: 25 Aristocrats. Piper Sandler Highlights Upcoming Segment Transition at Becton Dickinson (BDX) On January 28, Piper Sandler analyst Jason Bednar lifted Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX)’s price recommendation to $205 from $190. The analyst maintained a Neutral rating. The firm pointed to changes in how BD reports its business units starting in Q1 2026 and said it is updating its financial model to align with the ...

Baron Funds, an investment management company, released its “Baron Discovery Fund” fourth-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The Fund focuses on long-term, competitively positioned companies that are well-managed and have significant potential in untapped markets. The letter also addressed the advancements in AI and how humans define themselves in the changing landscape. In Q4, the fund generated a return of 0.19% (Institutional Shares), underperforming the Russell 2 ...

Marzetti has bolstered its sauces portfolio with the acquisition of California-based Bachan’s for $400m. Bachan’s manufactures Japanese-American-style barbecue and dipping sauces and generated sales last year of around $87m. It was set up in 2019 by Justin Gill and is headquartered in Sebastopol. Nasdaq-listed Marzetti announced the transaction alongside its latest results today (3 February), which showed second-quarter sales rose 1.7% to $518m. They were up 3.6% year to date at $1.01bn. Subject to reg ...

The ETF industry has carried its record-breaking momentum from 2025 into the new year, surpassing $100 billion in net flows before the end of January. By the end of the month, flows into U.S. ...

BILLERICA, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Quanterix Corporation (Nasdaq: QTRX), a company transforming healthcare by accelerating biomarker breakthroughs from discovery to diagnostics, today announced it has submitted a 510(k) premarket notification to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a multi-analyte algorithmic blood test for Alzheimer's disease (AD). This submission represents a significant milestone in the Company's mission to provide superior, non-invasive, high-performance diagnost. ...

Rocket shares were last up about 6.3%, jumping as Krishna shared the news. Rocket reports on February 19."We're getting ready for our earnings call here in just a couple of weeks, and I will share with this group that we're on track to produce the highest mortgage loan production in terms of volume that we've had in four years, and the highest gain on sale that we've had in four years as well," Krishna said on CNBC's " Squawk Box ."The rate on a 30-year mortgage dropped 22 basis points to 5.99% last month, ...

Josh D'Amaro will be the ninth person to lead Disney in the company's 102-year history. ...

Eversource Energy (NYSE:ES) is included among the Dividend Growth Stocks: 25 Aristocrats. Eversource Energy (ES) Positions for Long-Term Growth With Utility Investments Pixabay/Public Domain Eversource Energy (NYSE:ES) supplies electricity, natural gas, and water to about 4.6 million customers across Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. As a regulated utility, its rates are set by federal and state regulators, giving the company a clear path to recover costs through routine rate cases. It does ...

A small business owner running a home services company sparked a lively online debate by suggesting a bold idea: take home less profit so employees can get paid a lot more. The hope is that better pay will lead to happier, more loyal workers who do great work and help the business grow faster. Lofty Vision, Mixed Reactions The owner said they were considering dropping margins from 20% to 30% down to 10% to 15%, using the difference to raise pay and introduce bonuses. “I'm toying with the idea of paying m ...

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