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Baxter International Inc (NYSE: BAX) closed the day trading at $18.47 down -3.60% from the previous closing price of $19.16. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.60 from its previous closing price. On the day, 11.54 million shares were traded. BAX stock price reached its highest trading level at $18.95 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $18.44.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of BAX, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.63 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 27.18. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.49 and its Current Ratio is at 2.30. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.33 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.33.
On August 04, 2025, Stifel Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $25.
Goldman Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on August 01, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $25.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, BAX now has a Market Capitalization of 9486580736 and an Enterprise Value of 17498580992. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.86 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.30. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.587 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.854.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BAX is 0.57, which has changed by -0.48407823 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19736934 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BAX has reached a high of $37.74, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $18.42. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -20.18%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -35.36%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, BAX traded about 7.71M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, BAX traded about 8067910 shares per day. A total of 513.62M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 509.33M. Insiders hold about 0.84% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 100.87% stake in the company. Shares short for BAX as of 1760486400 were 26421428 with a Short Ratio of 3.43, compared to 1757894400 on 23915662. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 26421428 and a Short% of Float of 7.739999999999999.
Dividends & Splits
BAX’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.68, up from 0.68 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.035490606. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.34.
Earnings Estimates
Baxter International Inc (BAX) is currently under the scrutiny of 13.0 analysts, each contributing to the ongoing evaluation of its stock.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.5, with high estimates of $0.63 and low estimates of $0.4.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.39 and $2.35 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.36. EPS for the following year is $2.31, with 17.0 analysts recommending between $2.72 and $1.89.
Revenue Estimates
12 analysts predict $2.82B in revenue for . The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.88B to a low estimate of $2.8B. As of . The current estimate, Baxter International Inc’s year-ago sales were $2.75BFor the next quarter, 12 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.64B. There is a high estimate of $2.71B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.58B.
A total of 14 analysts have provided revenue estimates for BAX’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $11.15B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $10.95B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $11.08B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $10.64BBased on 15 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $11.33B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $11.74B and the low estimate is $11.11B.
