NYSE:BAX - Baxter International Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Baxter International trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "BAX."

Baxter International declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, November 13th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.19 per share on Wednesday, January 2nd. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.08%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 30th. View Baxter International's Dividend History.

Baxter International declared that its board has approved a share buyback program on Tuesday, November 13th 2018, which permits the company to buyback $2,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase up to 6.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Baxter International Inc (NYSE:BAX) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October, 31st. The medical instruments supplier reported $0.80 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.74 by $0.06. The medical instruments supplier had revenue of $2.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.79 billion. Baxter International had a return on equity of 17.67% and a net margin of 10.90%. Baxter International's quarterly revenue was up 2.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.64 earnings per share. View Baxter International's Earnings History.

Baxter International is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 31st 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Baxter International.

Baxter International updated its fourth quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday, October, 31st. The company provided EPS guidance of $0.71-0.73 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $0.77. Baxter International also updated its FY 2018 guidance to $2.98-3.00 EPS.

16 equities research analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Baxter International's shares. Their forecasts range from $70.00 to $85.00. On average, they expect Baxter International's share price to reach $76.1250 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 7.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Baxter International.

16 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Baxter International in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 2 hold ratings and 13 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Baxter International.

News articles about BAX stock have trended somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Baxter International earned a media sentiment score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the medical instruments supplier a news buzz of 2.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is very unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days.

Some companies that are related to Baxter International include 3M (MMM), Becton Dickinson and (BDX), Stryker (SYK), Boston Scientific (BSX), FRESENIUS SE &/S (FSNUY), ResMed (RMD), ABIOMED (ABMD), DexCom (DXCM), Teleflex (TFX), Hill-Rom (HRC), Haemonetics (HAE), ICU Medical (ICUI), Penumbra (PEN), Insulet (PODD) and Globus Medical (GMED).

Baxter International's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.08%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.06%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.04%), Sit Investment Associates Inc. (0.03%), Palisade Asset Management LLC (0.03%) and Gulf International Bank UK Ltd (0.02%). Company insiders that own Baxter International stock include Albert P L Stroucken, Brik V Eyre, Carole J Shapazian, Giuseppe Accogli, James R Gavin III, Jeanne K Mason, John D Forsyth, Peter S Hellman, Scott Pleau, Third Point Llc and Thomas T Stallkamp. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Baxter International.

BAX stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Sit Investment Associates Inc., Boston Advisors LLC, Gulf International Bank UK Ltd, First Citizens Bank & Trust Co., Carroll Financial Associates Inc., Oakbrook Investments LLC, First Midwest Bank Trust Division and DNB Asset Management AS. Company insiders that have sold Baxter International company stock in the last year include Brik V Eyre, Carole J Shapazian, Giuseppe Accogli, James R Gavin III, John D Forsyth, Peter S Hellman, Scott Pleau and Third Point Llc. View Insider Buying and Selling for Baxter International.

BAX stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Diversified Trust Co, Meeder Asset Management Inc., New England Research & Management Inc., Town & Country Bank & Trust CO dba First Bankers Trust CO, Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Palisade Asset Management LLC and BKD Wealth Advisors LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Baxter International.

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One share of BAX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $70.63.

Baxter International has a market capitalization of $36.78 billion and generates $10.56 billion in revenue each year. The medical instruments supplier earns $717 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.48 on an earnings per share basis. Baxter International employs 47,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for Baxter International is http://www.baxter.com.

Baxter International's mailing address is One Baxter Parkway, DEERFIELD IL, 60015. The medical instruments supplier can be reached via phone at 224-948-2000 or via email at [email protected]