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, July 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.22 per share on Tuesday, October 1st. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.03%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 29th. View Baxter International's Dividend History.

Baxter International declared that its board has approved a share repurchase program on Tuesday, November 13th 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback $2,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase up to 6.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Baxter International Inc (NYSE:BAX) announced its earnings results on Thursday, July, 25th. The medical instruments supplier reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.81 by $0.08. The medical instruments supplier earned $2.84 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.80 billion. Baxter International had a return on equity of 21.21% and a net margin of 14.28%. The company's revenue was down .1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.77 earnings per share. View Baxter International's Earnings History.

Baxter International is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 30th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Baxter International.

Baxter International updated its FY19 earnings guidance on Thursday, July, 25th. The company provided EPS guidance of $3.34-3.40 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $3.33. The company issued revenue guidance of $11.24-11.35 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $11.23 billion.

15 analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Baxter International's shares. Their predictions range from $70.00 to $95.00. On average, they anticipate Baxter International's stock price to reach $85.2143 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 0.2% 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.

Headlines about BAX stock have been trending positive on Saturday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm scores the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring 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 media sentiment score of 2.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the medical instruments supplier a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Baxter International.

Baxter International saw a decline in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totalling 4,295,200 shares, a decline of 14.7% from the June 30th total of 5,038,100 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,300,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.9 days. Currently, 0.8% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View Baxter International's Current Options Chain.

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

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Baxter International investors own include CA (CA), BlackRock (BLK), Endologix (ELGX), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Micron Technology (MU), Honeywell International (HON), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Pfizer (PFE) and Allergan (AGN).

Baxter International's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (7.95%), BlackRock Inc. (7.95%), Vanguard Group Inc. (7.28%), Third Point LLC (4.50%), Morgan Stanley (3.36%) and Northern Trust Corp (1.72%). Company insiders that own Baxter International stock include 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 Third Point LLC, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD, AQR Capital Management LLC, Virginia Retirement Systems ET AL, Schroder Investment Management Group, Vanguard Group Inc., Anchor Capital Advisors LLC and Eaton Vance Management. Company insiders that have sold Baxter International company stock in the last year include 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 Insider Buying and Selling for Baxter International.

BAX stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec, Balyasny Asset Management LLC, Morgan Stanley, Prudential PLC, Prudential Financial Inc., First Trust Advisors LP and Investec Asset 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 $85.03.

Baxter International has a market capitalization of $43.41 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]