Becton Dickinson and Co vs Direxion Daily 20 Year Treasury Bull 3X Shares — how do they compare? Becton Dickinson and Co trades at $154.29 (market cap $42.39B), while Direxion Daily 20 Year Treasury Bull 3X Shares trades at $32.65. The key difference: Becton Dickinson and Co pays a 2.73% dividend while Direxion Daily 20 Year Treasury Bull 3X Shares pays none, and Becton Dickinson and Co is trading nearer its 52-week high, Direxion Daily 20 Year Treasury Bull 3X Shares nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BDX | TMF | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $42.39B | — |
Sector | Health | Leveraged / Inverse |
52-Week High | $185.39 | $44.14 |
52-Week Low | $135.49 | $31.85 |
Enterprise Value | $58.85B | — |
Dividend Yield | 2.73% | — |
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Becton, Dickinson is the world's largest manufacturer and distributor of medical surgical products, such as needles, syringes, and sharps-disposal units. The company also manufactures diagnostic instruments and reagents, as well as flow cytometry and cell-imaging systems. BD Interventional (largely the former Bard business) accounts for 23% of revenue. International revenue accounts for 44% of the company's business.
Read more on BDX →TMF is a leveraged ETF that seeks to provide 300% (3x) of the daily performance of the ICE U.S. Treasury 20+ Year Bond Index. It is a tactical instrument used by sophisticated traders to capitalize on declining interest rates or to hedge against equity market volatility. Due to its daily reset mechanism and high expense ratio, TMF is structurally designed for short-term speculation rather than long-term buy-and-hold investing.
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