NYSE:BAX - Baxter International Stock Price, News, Headlines & Rumors

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

Baxter International announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, July 17th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.19 per share on Monday, October 1st. This represents a $0.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.07%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 30th. View Baxter International's Dividend History.

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

Baxter International Inc (NYSE:BAX) issued its earnings results on Thursday, July, 26th. The medical instruments supplier reported $0.77 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.71 by $0.06. The medical instruments supplier had revenue of $2.84 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.83 billion. Baxter International had a return on equity of 16.63% and a net margin of 8.29%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.63 EPS. View Baxter International's Earnings History.

Baxter International is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October, 24th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Baxter International.

Baxter International updated its FY18 earnings guidance on Thursday, July, 26th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $2.94-3.00 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $2.89. Baxter International also updated its Q3 guidance to $0.72-0.74 EPS.

13 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for Baxter International's shares. Their forecasts range from $62.00 to $85.00. On average, they anticipate Baxter International's share price to reach $75.6154 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 6.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Baxter International.

13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Baxter International in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Baxter International.

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Media stories about BAX stock have trended somewhat positive on Wednesday, Accern reports. The research firm scores the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than 20 million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Baxter International earned a news impact score of 0.14 on Accern's scale. They also gave news articles about the medical instruments supplier an impact score of 48.33 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View Recent Headlines for Baxter International.

Baxter International's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (7.82%), FMR LLC (5.36%), Veritas Asset Management LLP (1.65%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (1.07%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.82%) and Janus Henderson Group PLC (0.75%). 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 BlackRock Inc., Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Veritas Asset Management LLP, Great West Life Assurance Co. Can, Starboard Value LP, Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc. and Point72 Asset Management L.P.. 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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Voya Investment Management LLC, Morgan Stanley, Standard Life Aberdeen plc, SPF Beheer BV, Marshall Wace LLP, Obermeyer Wood Investment Counsel Lllp and Natixis. View Insider Buying and Selling for Baxter International.

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One share of BAX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $70.71.

Baxter International has a market capitalization of $38.20 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]