NYSE:BAX - Baxter International Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

Baxter International declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, May 8th. Investors of record on Friday, June 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.19 per share on Monday, July 2nd. This represents a $0.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.02%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 31st. This is a positive change from Baxter International's previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. View Baxter International's Dividend History.

Baxter International announced that its board has authorized a share buyback program on Wednesday, February 21st 2018, which permits the company to buyback $1,500,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Baxter International Inc (NYSE:BAX) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 26th. The medical instruments supplier reported $0.70 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.62 by $0.08. The medical instruments supplier had revenue of $2.68 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.62 billion. Baxter International had a return on equity of 15.70% and a net margin of 7.75%. Baxter International's revenue for the quarter was up 8.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.58 earnings per share. View Baxter International's Earnings History.

Baxter International is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July, 26th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Baxter International.

Baxter International issued an update on its FY18 earnings guidance on Thursday, April, 26th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $2.85-2.93 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $2.78. The company issued revenue guidance of $11.3-11.4 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $11.25 billion.Baxter International also updated its Q2 guidance to $0.69-0.71 EPS.

16 analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Baxter International's shares. Their predictions range from $62.00 to $83.00. On average, they anticipate Baxter International's stock price to reach $72.7333 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Baxter International.

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News stories about BAX stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than twenty million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Baxter International earned a news sentiment score of 0.01 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the medical instruments supplier an impact score of 46.76 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days.

Baxter International's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (8.05%), Veritas Asset Management LLP (1.77%), Northern Trust Corp (1.65%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (1.07%), Old Mutual Global Investors UK Ltd. (0.65%) and Legal & General Group Plc (0.53%). 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, 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 BlackRock Inc., Prudential Financial Inc., American Century Companies Inc., Wells Fargo & Company MN, Aristotle Capital Management LLC, CI Global Investments Inc., Veritas Asset Management LLP and Northern Trust Corp. 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, Jeanne K Mason, John D Forsyth, Peter S Hellman, Third Point Llc and Thomas T Stallkamp. View Insider Buying and Selling for Baxter International.

BAX stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including PNC Financial Services Group Inc., Point72 Asset Management L.P., The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, Natixis, Old Mutual Global Investors UK Ltd., BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA, Mackay Shields LLC and Eaton Vance Management. View Insider Buying and Selling for Baxter International.

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One share of BAX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $74.32.

Baxter International has a market capitalization of $39.49 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.

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]