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There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities.
Stocks Info
As a NYSE listed company, BAX falls under the Healthcare sector while operating within the Medical Instruments & Supplies industry segment. The current market capitalization of Baxter International Inc is $16.57B. A total of 3.24 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 4.57M 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
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Baxter International Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.04, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.20%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 141.52. 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.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. 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
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s 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.
