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As of close of business last night, Baxter International Inc’s stock clocked out at $24.11, up 0.54% from its previous closing price of $23.98. In other words, the price has increased by $0.54 from its previous closing price. On the day, 8.32 million shares were traded. BAX stock price reached its highest trading level at $24.385 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $23.9007.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of BAX’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 7.34 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 35.48. 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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future 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 12383401984 and an Enterprise Value of 20328632320. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.14 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.69. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.867 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.97.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BAX is 0.60, which has changed by -0.3252169 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16657472 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 -15.06%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -22.40%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that BAX traded 5.81M shares on average per day over the past three months and 14981740 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 513.50M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 509.65M. Insiders hold about 0.77% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 97.35% stake in the company. Shares short for BAX as of 1753920000 were 19121045 with a Short Ratio of 3.29, compared to 1751241600 on 17162472. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 19121045 and a Short% of Float of 5.5999998.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.8, BAX has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.80. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.033361137The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.24.
Earnings Estimates
The current assessment of Baxter International Inc (BAX) involves the perspectives of 12.0 analysts closely monitoring its market dynamics.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
In the current quarter, 11 analysts expect revenue to total $2.88B. 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.
