What Baxter International Investors Should Keep in Mind

By Blake Campbell • Tuesday, March 05 10:20 • Permanent Link

Shares of Medical Instruments & Supplies company Baxter International jumped 2.8% today. With many investors piling into BAX without a second thought, it may be a good idea to take a closer look at the stock. Here are some quick facts to get you started:

Baxter International has moved 9.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 28.7%
BAX has an average analyst rating of hold and is -2.32% away from its mean target price of $44.75 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $-0.16
Baxter International has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of -273.2 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $3.22 and its forward P/E ratio is 13.6
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 2.64 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
Baxter International is part of the Health Care sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 30.21 and an average P/B of 4.08
BAX has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of 33.8% and gross profit margins of 0.4%
The company has a free cash flow of $1.7 Billion, which refers to the total sum of all its inflows and outflows of cash over the last quarter
Baxter International Inc., through its subsidiaries, develops and provides a portfolio of healthcare products worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Medical Products and Therapies, Healthcare Systems and Technologies, Pharmaceuticals, and Kidney Care. The company offers sterile intravenous (IV) solutions; infusion systems and devices; parenteral nutrition therapies; generic injectable pharmaceuticals; surgical hemostat and sealant products, advanced surgical equipment; smart bed systems; patient monitoring and diagnostic technologies; and respiratory health devices, as well as advanced equipment for the surgical space, including surgical video technologies, precision positioning devices, and other accessories.

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