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Should you be buying Baxter International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Baxter International include Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX), Edwards Lifesciences (EW), IDEXX Laboratories (IDXX), ResMed (RMD), DexCom (DXCM), STERIS (STE), Insulet (PODD), Hologic (HOLX), Masimo (MASI), and Globus Medical (GMED). These companies are all part of the "health care equipment" industry.
Baxter International vs. Its Competitors
Baxter International (NYSE:BAX) and Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking and earnings.
Becton, Dickinson and Company has a net margin of 8.47% compared to Baxter International's net margin of -5.05%. Baxter International's return on equity of 16.67% beat Becton, Dickinson and Company's return on equity.
Baxter International currently has a consensus target price of $37.25, suggesting a potential upside of 21.73%. Becton, Dickinson and Company has a consensus target price of $219.22, suggesting a potential upside of 27.41%. Given Becton, Dickinson and Company's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Becton, Dickinson and Company is more favorable than Baxter International.
90.2% of Baxter International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.0% of Becton, Dickinson and Company shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Baxter International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Becton, Dickinson and Company shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Baxter International has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Becton, Dickinson and Company has a beta of 0.25, suggesting that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Becton, Dickinson and Company has higher revenue and earnings than Baxter International. Baxter International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Becton, Dickinson and Company, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Baxter International received 130 more outperform votes than Becton, Dickinson and Company when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.51% of users gave Baxter International an outperform vote while only 62.07% of users gave Becton, Dickinson and Company an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Becton, Dickinson and Company had 11 more articles in the media than Baxter International. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Becton, Dickinson and Company and 11 mentions for Baxter International. Becton, Dickinson and Company's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Baxter International's score of 0.92 indicating that Becton, Dickinson and Company is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Baxter International pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Becton, Dickinson and Company pays an annual dividend of $4.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Baxter International pays out -61.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Becton, Dickinson and Company pays out 79.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Becton, Dickinson and Company has increased its dividend for 53 consecutive years. Becton, Dickinson and Company is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Summary
Becton, Dickinson and Company beats Baxter International on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:BAX) was last updated on 6/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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