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In the latest session, Baxter International Inc (NYSE: BAX) closed at $23.54 down -2.61% from its previous closing price of $24.17. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.61 from its previous closing price. On the day, 7.56 million shares were traded. BAX stock price reached its highest trading level at $24.28 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $23.36.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Baxter International Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 7.17 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 34.64. 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 01, 2025, Goldman Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $25.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. 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 12090638336 and an Enterprise Value of 20102639616. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.11 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.65. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.846 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.859.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BAX is 0.59, which has changed by -0.39361155 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1716845 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 -11.63%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -22.25%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, BAX has traded an average of 6.58M shares per day and 6836210 over the past ten days. A total of 513.50M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 509.68M. Insiders hold about 0.77% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 101.03% stake in the company. Shares short for BAX as of 1755216000 were 23099793 with a Short Ratio of 3.51, compared to 1752537600 on 18353518. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 23099793 and a Short% of Float of 6.77.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for BAX is 0.68, from 0.8 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.033098884The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.27.
Earnings Estimates
Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 12.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.7, with high estimates of $0.74 and low estimates of $0.68.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.51 and $2.42 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.45. EPS for the following year is $2.6, with 16.0 analysts recommending between $2.72 and $2.5.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 11 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $2.88B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $2.89B to a low estimate of $2.87B. As of the current estimate, Baxter International Inc’s year-ago sales were $2.7BFor the next quarter, 11 analysts are estimating revenue of $3B. There is a high estimate of $3.04B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.98B.
A total of 15 analysts have provided revenue estimates for BAX’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $11.38B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $11.25B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $11.32B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $10.64BBased on 15 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $11.74B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $11.84B and the low estimate is $11.55B.
