How to buy Baxter International (BAX) stocks

Baxter International is a medical instruments & supplies business based in the US. Baxter International shares (BAX) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

Its last market close was $29.50 – a decrease of 2.7% over the previous week. Baxter International employs 60,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $15.1 billion.

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Baxter International stock price (NYSE: BAX)

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Baxter International stocks at a glance

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Information last updated 2024-12-18.

Latest market close	$29.50
52-week range	$28.62 - $43.07
50-day moving average more info button	$34.25
200-day moving average more info button	$36.65
Wall St. target price	$40.69
PE ratio more info button	115.64
Dividend yield more info button	$1.16 (2.35%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$0.25

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Baxter International price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $28.9 from 2024-12-19

1 week (2024-12-13)	-4.68%
1 month (2024-11-21)	-12.40%
3 months (2024-09-20)	-24.92%
6 months (2024-06-21)	-15.72%

1 year (2023-12-21)	-25.73%
2 years (2022-12-21)	-39.17%
3 years (2021-12-21)	77.8089
5 years (2019-12-20)	74.605

Is Baxter International stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Baxter International stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Baxter International's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Baxter International's P/E ratio

Baxter International's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 116x. In other words, Baxter International shares trade at around 116x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the stock or simply that they're over-valued.

Baxter International's PEG ratio

Baxter International's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.6956. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Baxter International's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Baxter International's EBITDA

Baxter International's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $2.7 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Baxter International's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Baxter International financials

Revenue TTM	$15.1 billion
Operating margin TTM	8.93%
Gross profit TTM	$6 billion
Return on assets TTM	3.16%
Return on equity TTM	1.63%
Profit margin	0.72%
Book value	$15.42
Market Capitalization more info button	$14.8 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Baxter International stock dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 34.55% of net profits

Recently Baxter International has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Baxter International shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Baxter International's case, that would currently equate to about $1.16 per share.

While Baxter International's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Baxter International may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

Baxter International's most recent dividend payout was on 1 January 2025. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their stocks by 28 November 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Baxter International's stocks ever split?

Baxter International's stocks were split on a 1841:1000 basis on 30 June 2015 . So if you had owned 1000 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1841 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Baxter International stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 45.7% lower stock price could have impacted the market appetite for Baxter International stocks, which in turn could have impacted Baxter International's stock price.

Baxter International stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Baxter International's stocks have ranged in value from as little as $28.6152 up to $43.0708. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Baxter International's is 0.604. This would suggest that Baxter International's stocks are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Baxter International overview

Baxter International Inc., through its subsidiaries, develops and provides a portfolio of healthcare products worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Medical Products and Therapies, Healthcare Systems and Technologies, Pharmaceuticals, and Kidney Care. The company offers sterile intravenous (IV) solutions; infusion systems and devices; parenteral nutrition therapies; generic injectable pharmaceuticals; surgical hemostat and sealant products, advanced surgical equipment; smart bed systems; patient monitoring and diagnostic technologies; and respiratory health devices, as well as advanced equipment for the surgical space, including surgical video technologies, precision positioning devices, and other accessories. It also provides administrative sets; adhesion prevention products; inhaled anesthesia; drug compounding; chronic and acute dialysis therapies and services, including peritoneal dialysis (PD), hemodialysis (HD), continuous renal replacement therapies (CRRT), and other organ support therapies. The company's products are used in hospitals, kidney dialysis centers, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, ambulatory surgery centers, doctors' offices, and patients at home under physician supervision. The company sells its products through direct sales force, as well as through independent distributors, drug wholesalers, and specialty pharmacy or other alternate site providers in approximately 100 countries.

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Baxter International is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.375% of Baxter International stocks are held by insiders and 94.917% by institutions. How many people work for Baxter International?
Latest data suggests 60,000 work at Baxter International. When does the fiscal year end for Baxter International?
Baxter International's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Baxter International based?
Baxter International's address is: One Baxter Parkway, Deerfield, IL, United States, 60015 What is Baxter International's ISIN number?
Baxter International's international securities identification number is: US0718131099 What is Baxter International's CUSIP number?
Baxter International's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 071813141

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