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

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

Baxter International announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, November 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.22 per share on Thursday, January 2nd. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.98%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 5th. View Baxter International's Dividend History.

Baxter International declared that its board has initiated a stock buyback program on Tuesday, November 13th 2018, which permits the company to buyback $2,000,000,000.00 in 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 an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Baxter International Inc (NYSE:BAX) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October, 31st. The medical instruments supplier reported $0.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.74 by $0.06. The medical instruments supplier earned $2.77 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.79 billion. Baxter International had a net margin of 13.80% and a return on equity of 22.99%. Baxter International's revenue for the quarter was up 2.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $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 30th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Baxter International.

15 brokerages have issued 12 month target prices for Baxter International's shares. Their forecasts range from $75.00 to $109.00. On average, they anticipate Baxter International's share price to reach $93.15 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 3.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Baxter International.

15 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Baxter International in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 11 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Baxter International.

Media coverage about BAX stock has been trending positive this week, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Baxter International earned a news impact score of 2.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the medical instruments supplier a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Baxter International.

Baxter International saw a drop in short interest in the month of December. As of December 13th, there was short interest totalling 4,300,000 shares, a drop of 18.4% from the November 28th total of 5,270,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,860,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.5 days. Approximately 0.8% of the company's stock are sold short. View Baxter International's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Baxter International include Medtronic (MDT), Abbott Laboratories (ABT), Stryker (SYK), Becton Dickinson and (BDX), Intuitive Surgical (ISRG), Boston Scientific (BSX), Edwards Lifesciences (EW), IDEXX Laboratories (IDXX), ResMed (RMD), DexCom (DXCM), Teleflex (TFX), Hologic (HOLX), Varian Medical Systems (VAR), Steris (STE) and Insulet (PODD).

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Baxter International's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Calamos Advisors LLC (0.19%), Huntington National Bank (0.10%), PGGM Investments (0.09%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.06%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.05%) and Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank (0.04%). Company insiders that own Baxter International stock include Andrew Frye, Brik V Eyre, Carole J Shapazian, Giuseppe Accogli, Jacqueline Kunzler, 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 Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank , Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, Bangor Savings Bank, United Services Automobile Association, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, CENTRAL TRUST Co and Calamos Advisors LLC. Company insiders that have sold Baxter International company stock in the last year include Andrew Frye, Giuseppe Accogli, Jacqueline Kunzler, James R Gavin III, Jeanne K Mason, John D Forsyth, Peter S Hellman, Scott Pleau, 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 PGGM Investments, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, FormulaFolio Investments LLC, Huntington National Bank, DNB Asset Management AS, Larson Financial Group LLC, Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI and Baxter Bros Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Baxter International.

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One share of BAX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $89.73.

Baxter International has a market capitalization of $45.81 billion and generates $11.13 billion in revenue each year. The medical instruments supplier earns $1.62 billion in net income (profit) each year or $3.05 on an earnings per share basis. Baxter International employs 50,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Baxter International.

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

Baxter International's mailing address is One Baxter Parkway DF2-1W, DEERFIELD IL, 60015. The medical instruments supplier can be reached via phone at 224-948-2000 or via email at [email protected]