After Hours
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Stocks Info
This NYSE-listed company operates within the Medical Instruments & Supplies industry segment, falling under the Healthcare sector. The current market capitalization of Baxter International Inc is $15.63B. A total of 4.61 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 4.21M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Stevens Brian bought 976 shares of BAX for 40.01 per share on Sep 16 ’24. In a previous transaction on Sep 13 ’24, Stevens Brian bought 16,063 shares at 39.81 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Mason Jeanne K disposed of 64,488 shares on Mar 01 ’24 at a per-share price of $40.61. This resulted in the EVP, Chief HR Officer holding 142,290 shares of BAX after the transaction.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Baxter International Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.04, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.40%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 133.54. BAX’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.99% when it declared a $0.17 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 11/29/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 8/30/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 3.26%. The BAX stock dividend was $0.29 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, BAX has a high of $44.01 and a low of $28.33.
As of this writing, BAX has an earnings estimate of $0.52 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 10.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.53 per share and a lower estimate of $0.51.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. BAX’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $2.95B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $18.31B in debt and $4.24B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $15.42, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $9.12B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for BAX is Buy with a score of 3.23.
