Baxter International Reaches New 52-Week High (BAX)
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NEW YORK (
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(NYSE:
) hit a new 52-week high Thursday as it is currently trading at $63.34, above its previous 52-week high of $63.05 with 294,565 shares traded as of 9:40 a.m. ET. Average volume has been 2.4 million shares over the past 30 days.
Baxter International has a market cap of $33.47 billion and is part of the health care sector and health services industry. Shares are up 23.6% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday.
Baxter International Inc., through its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and markets products for people with hemophilia, immune disorders, infectious diseases, kidney disease, trauma, and other chronic and acute medical conditions. The company has a P/E ratio of 15.3, above the average health services industry P/E ratio of 14.9 and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7.
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TheStreet Ratings rates Baxter International as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its increase in stock price during the past year, growth in earnings per share, expanding profit margins and increase in net income. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow. You can view the full
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