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 announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, February 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 1st will be given a dividend of $0.19 per share on Monday, April 1st. This represents a $0.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.98%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 28th. View Baxter International's Dividend History.

Baxter International declared that its board has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Tuesday, November 13th 2018, which allows the company to buyback $2,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to purchase up to 6.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Baxter International Inc (NYSE:BAX) posted its earnings results on Thursday, January, 31st. The medical instruments supplier reported $0.78 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.73 by $0.05. The medical instruments supplier earned $2.84 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.80 billion. Baxter International had a net margin of 14.60% and a return on equity of 19.10%. View Baxter International's Earnings History.

Baxter International is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 25th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Baxter International.

Baxter International will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, April 25th at 8:30 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 8448861929.

Baxter International issued an update on its FY19 earnings guidance on Thursday, January, 31st. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $3.22-3.30 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $3.27. The company issued revenue guidance of ~$11.1-11.2 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $11.37 billion.Baxter International also updated its FY 2019 guidance to $3.22-3.30 EPS.

15 brokers have issued twelve-month target prices for Baxter International's stock. Their forecasts range from $70.00 to $85.00. On average, they expect Baxter International's share price to reach $76.7333 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.7%. 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 3 hold ratings and 12 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Baxter International.

News stories about BAX stock have been trending neutral this week, InfoTrie reports. The research firm scores the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Baxter International earned a daily sentiment score of 0.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the medical instruments supplier a news buzz of 3.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days.

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

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Baxter International's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (7.29%), Third Point LLC (5.26%), FMR LLC (4.52%), Northern Trust Corp (1.62%), Norges Bank (1.57%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.21%). 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 Third Point LLC, FMR LLC, Two Sigma Advisers LP, APG Asset Management N.V., Harris Associates L P, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, BlackRock Inc. and Standard Life Aberdeen plc. 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, Scott Pleau, 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 Norges Bank, Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, State of Tennessee Treasury Department, California Public Employees Retirement System, Mackenzie Financial Corp, State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, Eaton Vance Management and Mawer Investment Management Ltd.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Baxter International.

Shares of BAX can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of BAX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $77.24.

Baxter International has a market capitalization of $39.59 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.

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]