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Baxter International Inc (NYSE: BAX) closed the day trading at $22.44 up 2.19% from the previous closing price of $21.96. In other words, the price has increased by $2.19 from its previous closing price. On the day, 11.39 million shares were traded. BAX stock price reached its highest trading level at $22.76 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $21.8.
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 5.02 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 42.49. 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.
On August 01, 2025, Goldman Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $25.
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 11515646976 and an Enterprise Value of 19503638528. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.06 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.63. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.791 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.835.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BAX is 0.58, which has changed by -0.39219934 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.20799685 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 $21.33. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -23.55%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -28.84%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, BAX traded about 5.12M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, BAX traded about 12511750 shares per day. A total of 513.17M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 509.21M. Insiders hold about 0.77% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 97.63% stake in the company. Shares short for BAX as of 1752537600 were 18353518 with a Short Ratio of 3.59, compared to 1749772800 on 17078244. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 18353518 and a Short% of Float of 5.390000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
BAX’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.80, up from 0.8 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.036429875The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.24.
