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

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

Baxter International Inc (NYSE:BAX) released its earnings results on Thursday, April, 26th. The medical instruments supplier reported $0.70 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.62 by $0.08. The medical instruments supplier earned $2.68 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations 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 was up 8.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $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 (EPS) guidance of $2.85-2.93 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share 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 1-year price objectives for Baxter International's stock. Their forecasts range from $62.00 to $83.00. On average, they anticipate Baxter International's stock price to reach $72.7333 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Baxter International.

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News headlines about BAX stock have been trending positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Baxter International earned a coverage optimism score of 0.34 on Accern's scale. They also gave news stories about the medical instruments supplier an impact score of 43.35 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several 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 bought 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 $74.30.

Baxter International has a market capitalization of $40.28 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]