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 $33.21 – an increase of 3.91% 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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| Latest market close | $33.21 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $31.60 - $43.29 |
| 50-day moving average | $36.46 |
| 200-day moving average | $37.46 |
| Wall St. target price | $40.52 |
| PE ratio | 131.96 |
| Dividend yield | $1.16 (2.06%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $0.25 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of $32.99 from 2024-11-21
| 1 week (2024-11-15) | 3.22% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2024-10-24) | -10.18% |
| 3 months (2024-08-23) | -12.12% |
| 6 months (2024-05-23) | -2.97% |
| 1 year (2023-11-22) | -8.03% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2022-11-23) | -37.93% |
| 3 years (2021-11-23) | 72.8439 |
| 5 years (2019-11-22) | 74.3795 |
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 current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 132x. In other words, Baxter International shares trade at around 132x 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 shares or simply that they're over-valued.
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 shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares 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 share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
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.
| 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 | $16.8 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Baxter International.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
Total ESG risk: 24.49
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Baxter International's overall score of 24.49 (as at 12/31/2018) is nothing to write home about – landing it in it in the 47th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Baxter International is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
Environmental score: 1.01/100
Baxter International's environmental score of 1.01 puts it squarely in the 1st percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Baxter International is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Social score: 16.22/100
Baxter International's social score of 16.22 puts it squarely in the 1st percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Baxter International is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
Governance score: 6.28/100
Baxter International's governance score puts it squarely in the 1st percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Baxter International is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Controversy score: 3/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Baxter International scored a 3 out of 5 for controversy – a middle-of-the-table result reflecting that Baxter International hasn't always managed to keep its nose clean.
Baxter International Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
| Total ESG score | 24.49 |
|---|---|
| Total ESG percentile | 47.44 |
| Environmental score | 1.01 |
| Environmental score percentile | 1 |
| Social score | 16.22 |
| Social score percentile | 1 |
| Governance score | 6.28 |
| Governance score percentile | 1 |
| Level of controversy | 3 |
Dividend payout ratio: 38.54% 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 shares by 28 November 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").
Baxter International's shares 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 shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 45.7% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Baxter International shares which in turn could have impacted Baxter International's share price.
Over the last 12 months, Baxter International's shares have ranged in value from as little as $31.6 up to $43.2918. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's 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 shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
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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