NYSE:BAXBaxter International Stock Price, Forecast & News

Baxter International's stock was trading at $77.97 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, BAX shares have increased by 11.8% and is now trading at $87.19. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

20 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Baxter International in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings and 15 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Baxter International.

Baxter International is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 30th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Baxter International.

Baxter International will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, July 30th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Baxter International Inc (NYSE:BAX) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 30th. The medical instruments supplier reported $0.82 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.73 by $0.09. The medical instruments supplier earned $2.80 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.74 billion. Baxter International had a return on equity of 22.70% and a net margin of 8.85%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.76 earnings per share. View Baxter International's earnings history.

Baxter International announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, July 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.245 per share on Thursday, October 1st. This represents a $0.98 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.12%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 28th. View Baxter International's dividend history.

Baxter International declared that its board has initiated a stock buyback program on Tuesday, November 13th 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback $2,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to buy up to 6.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

20 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Baxter International's shares. Their forecasts range from $84.00 to $105.00. On average, they expect Baxter International's stock price to reach $96.60 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 10.8% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Baxter International.

Media coverage about BAX stock has been trending negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group scores the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Baxter International earned a coverage optimism score of -2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the medical instruments supplier a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. View the latest news about Baxter International.

Baxter International saw a increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 4,030,000 shares, an increase of 31.3% from the June 15th total of 3,070,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,100,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.3 days. Currently, 0.8% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Baxter International's Current Options Chain.

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

Baxter International's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.06%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.03%), Fulton Breakefield Broenniman LLC (0.03%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.02%), Tsfg LLC (0.02%) and Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. (0.02%). Company insiders that own Baxter International stock include Albert P L Stroucken, Andrew Frye, Carole J Shapazian, Giuseppe Accogli, Jacqueline Kunzler, James R Gavin III, Jeanne K Mason, John D Forsyth, Peter S Hellman, Scott Pleau, Sean Martin, 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 Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co., Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, IFM Investors Pty Ltd, First Citizens Bank & Trust Co., OLD Point Trust & Financial Services N A, and Private Trust Co. NA. Company insiders that have sold Baxter International company stock in the last year include Albert P L Stroucken, Andrew Frye, Giuseppe Accogli, Jacqueline Kunzler, James R Gavin III, Jeanne K Mason, and John D Forsyth. View insider buying and selling activity for Baxter International.

BAX stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Fulton Breakefield Broenniman LLC, Brasada Capital Management LP, Canandaigua National Corp, DNB Asset Management AS, Everence Capital Management Inc., Carlson Capital Management, First United Bank Trust, and Exane Derivatives. View insider buying and selling activity for Baxter International.

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Baxter International has a market capitalization of $44.22 billion and generates $11.36 billion in revenue each year. The medical instruments supplier earns $1.00 billion in net income (profit) each year or $3.31 on an earnings per share basis. Baxter International employs 50,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for Baxter International is 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]