Baxter International (BAX) Upgraded at ValuEngine

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About 2.94 million shares traded. It has outperformed by 25.88% the S&P500. Caprock Gru invested 0.05% in Baxter International Inc. The institutional investor held 27,047 shares of the medical and dental instruments company at the end of 2017Q4, valued at $1.75M, down from 36,383 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Baxter International's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 5.78%.

The stock's price switched up 0.51% 20-Days Simple Moving Average, dropped -1.05% from 50-Days Simple Moving Average and rose 1.98% from 200 Days Simple Moving Average. About 256,057 shares traded. BAX outperformed the S&P 500 by 13.61%.

Baxter International Inc. had 5 selling transactions and 0 insider buys since March 2, 2018. (NYSE:BAX) was sold by STROUCKEN ALBERT P L on Monday, April 2. 4,990 shs valued at $329,590 were sold by Shapazian Carole J on Friday, March 2. Northpointe Cap Ltd Liability Com invested 0.5% of its portfolio in Baxter International Inc.

In related news, Director Peter S. Hellman sold 3,760 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, April 2nd. Shares repurchase plans are generally an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued. Gmt Cap accumulated 1.79 million shares or 0.66% of the stock. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Therefore 58% are positive.

Decatur Capital Management Inc decreased Baxter International (BAX) stake by 13.56% reported in 2017Q4 SEC filing. Morgan Stanley maintained Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX) on Friday, June 30 with "Overweight" rating. Barclays Capital maintained the stock with "Overweight" rating in Thursday, October 26 report. Some investors are only interested in buy and hold strategies, while others will opt to try and capitalize on short-term market movements. RBC Capital Markets has "Hold" rating and $72.0 target. The firm earned "Mkt Perform" rating on Wednesday, January 25 by FBR Capital. Stifel Nicolaus has "Hold" rating and $71.0 target. As per Thursday, July 30, the company rating was downgraded by Leerink Swann. The stock has a market capitalization of $35,130.63, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.23, a PEG ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 0.80. The firm has "Buy" rating by BMO Capital Markets given on Tuesday, December 12. $3.10 million worth of Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX) earned "Buy" rating by Evercore on Wednesday, May 4.

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During 2017 Q4 the big money sentiment is 0.97. Its the same as in 2017Q3. 32 investors sold all, 311 reduced holdings as Baxter International Inc. ratio is flat. The company reported $0.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.52 by $0.05. Harris Assoc LP holds 0.95% or 8.97M shares. ValuEngine raised shares of Baxter International from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research note on Monday, April 2nd. As per Thursday, October 26, the company rating was maintained by Barclays Capital.

NYSE BAX opened at $66.86 on Tuesday. Moreover, Rmb Cap Mngmt Limited Com has 0.01% invested in Baxter International Inc. California State Teachers Retirement Sys has invested 0.12% in Baxter International Inc. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 113,681 shares of the medical instruments supplier's stock worth $7,348,000 after acquiring an additional 952 shares during the period. (NYSE:BAX) for 14,103 shares. HealthCor Management L.P. acquired a new stake in Baxter International during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $111,504,000. STORM KORNELIS J. sold $3.10M worth of stock or 47,959 shares. 251,143 were accumulated by Korea Inv. Retirement System Of Alabama owns 242,925 shares or 0.08% of their USA portfolio.

Shifting the focus to some earnings data, we have noted that the current quarter EPS consensus estimate for Weight Watchers International Inc (NYSE:WTW) is 0.99. Therefore 22% are positive. Baxter International had 17 analyst reports since October 26, 2017 according to SRatingsIntel. The company was maintained on Friday, July 28 by UBS. Cowen & Co maintained the stock with "Hold" rating in Thursday, February 1 report. This buyback authorization permits the medical instruments supplier to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. The firm has "Outperform" rating given on Wednesday, January 3 by Raymond James. The firm has "Hold" rating given on Wednesday, January 17 by BMO Capital Markets. (NYSE:VZ) has "Hold" rating given on Friday, July 7 by RBC Capital Markets. The rating was upgraded by FBR Capital to "Buy" on Tuesday, March 20. As per Tuesday, October 3, the company rating was maintained by Keefe Bruyette & Woods. Appian Corp was raised too.

Investors sentiment is 0.97 in 2017 Q4. Its down 0.06, from 0.83 in 2017Q3. 134 funds opened positions while 676 raised stakes. Bancorporation Of Montreal Can stated it has 1.59 million shares or 0.09% of all its holdings. It also upped Schwab Strategic Tr (SCHX) stake by 75,330 shares and now owns 156,208 shares. 27,498 were reported by Sii Invs Wi. Destination Wealth invested in 0.77% or 195,280 shares. North Management owns 59,529 shares for 0.59% of their portfolio. The investment managers in our database now hold: 88.47 million shares, up from 87.77 million shares in 2017Q3. (NYSE:BAX). Hendershot Invs Incorporated, Virginia-based fund reported 34,828 shares. The Eaton Vance Management holds 347,667 shares with $22.47 million value, up from 323,377 last quarter. The company had a trading volume of 1,799,435 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,230,217.

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