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After finishing at $19.38 in the prior trading day, Baxter International Inc (NYSE: BAX) closed at $19.25, down -0.67%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.67 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.32 million shares were traded. BAX stock price reached its highest trading level at $19.465 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $19.095.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of BAX by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.73 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 40.56. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.18 and its Current Ratio is at 1.84. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.34 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.24.
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 9895574528 and an Enterprise Value of 17854574592. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.91. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.90 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.37. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.62 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.609.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BAX is 0.59, which has changed by -0.33539093 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17823458 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 $17.40. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.55%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -25.26%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 7.78M shares per day over the past 3-months and 8066910 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 513.95M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 511.81M. Insiders hold about 0.44% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 101.47% stake in the company. Shares short for BAX as of 1765756800 were 33496034 with a Short Ratio of 4.30, compared to 1763078400 on 29331326. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 33496034 and a Short% of Float of 9.810001.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, BAX’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.68, compared to 0.52 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03508772. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.37.
Earnings Estimates
The firm’s stock currently is rated by 13.0 analysts. 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 $2.3, 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.
