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After finishing at $30.75 in the prior trading day, Baxter International Inc (NYSE: BAX) closed at $28.14, down -8.49%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$8.49 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.55 million shares were traded. BAX stock price reached its highest trading level at $30.25 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $27.61.
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 8.17 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 25.19. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.05 and its Current Ratio is at 1.36. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.93 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.52.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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 14433681408 and an Enterprise Value of 26474684416. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.12 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.06. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.489 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.045.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BAX is 0.64, which has changed by -0.3022564 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.028231144 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BAX has reached a high of $42.47, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $26.25. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -14.61%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -17.79%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 5.02M shares per day over the past 3-months and 5679420 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 510.93M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 508.69M. Insiders hold about 0.82% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.99% stake in the company. Shares short for BAX as of 1741910400 were 18328604 with a Short Ratio of 3.62, compared to 1739491200 on 17826027. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 18328604 and a Short% of Float of 5.38.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, BAX’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.04, compared to 0.92 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.033821136The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.11.
