BAX vs. AMN, DVA, EW, RMD, DXCM, STE, PODD, HOLX, GMED, and MASI
Should you be buying Baxter International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Baxter International include AMN Healthcare Services (AMN), DaVita (DVA), Edwards Lifesciences (EW), ResMed (RMD), DexCom (DXCM), STERIS (STE), Insulet (PODD), Hologic (HOLX), Globus Medical (GMED), and Masimo (MASI). These companies are all part of the "medical" sector.
Baxter International vs. Its Competitors
Baxter International (NYSE:BAX) and AMN Healthcare Services (NYSE:AMN) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.
AMN Healthcare Services has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Baxter International. Baxter International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AMN Healthcare Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Baxter International pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. AMN Healthcare Services pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Baxter International pays out -226.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AMN Healthcare Services pays out -15.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
In the previous week, Baxter International had 2 more articles in the media than AMN Healthcare Services. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Baxter International and 6 mentions for AMN Healthcare Services. AMN Healthcare Services' average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Baxter International's score of 0.95 indicating that AMN Healthcare Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Baxter International has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AMN Healthcare Services has a beta of 0.11, meaning that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Baxter International has a net margin of -1.42% compared to AMN Healthcare Services' net margin of -10.75%. Baxter International's return on equity of 16.96% beat AMN Healthcare Services' return on equity.
90.2% of Baxter International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.2% of AMN Healthcare Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Baxter International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of AMN Healthcare Services shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Baxter International currently has a consensus price target of $30.11, suggesting a potential upside of 24.61%. AMN Healthcare Services has a consensus price target of $28.25, suggesting a potential upside of 37.85%. Given AMN Healthcare Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AMN Healthcare Services is more favorable than Baxter International.
Summary
Baxter International beats AMN Healthcare Services on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:BAX) was last updated on 9/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
