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The price of Baxter International Inc (NYSE: BAX) closed at $28.53 in the last session, down -0.59% from day before closing price of $28.7. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.59 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.09 million shares were traded. BAX stock price reached its highest trading level at $28.93 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $28.4.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at BAX’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 6.38 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 54.03. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.40 and its Current Ratio is at 2.02. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.46 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.36.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 16 ’24 when Stevens Brian bought 976 shares for $40.01 per share.
Stevens Brian bought 16,063 shares of BAX for $639,465 on Sep 13 ’24.
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 14640883712 and an Enterprise Value of 23526928384. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.23 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.07. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.184 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.034.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BAX is 0.61, which has changed by -0.19724256 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10611236 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BAX has reached a high of $40.49, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $26.25. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.54%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -11.67%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, BAX traded on average about 3.96M shares per day over the past 3-months and 4909080 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 513.08M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 508.69M. Insiders hold about 0.87% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 96.77% stake in the company. Shares short for BAX as of 1749772800 were 17078244 with a Short Ratio of 4.33, compared to 1747267200 on 15107003. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 17078244 and a Short% of Float of 5.0100001999999995.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for BAX is 0.80, which was 0.92 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03205575The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.2.
