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Should you be buying Baxter International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Baxter International include Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX), Edwards Lifesciences (EW), ResMed (RMD), IDEXX Laboratories (IDXX), DexCom (DXCM), STERIS (STE), Insulet (PODD), Hologic (HOLX), Globus Medical (GMED), and Teleflex (TFX). These companies are all part of the "health care equipment" industry.
Baxter International vs.
Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX) and Baxter International (NYSE:BAX) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.
Becton, Dickinson and Company has a net margin of 8.55% compared to Baxter International's net margin of 0.77%. Baxter International's return on equity of 18.30% beat Becton, Dickinson and Company's return on equity.
Baxter International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Becton, Dickinson and Company. Becton, Dickinson and Company is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Baxter International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Becton, Dickinson and Company has a beta of 0.43, suggesting that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baxter International has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Becton, Dickinson and Company currently has a consensus price target of $283.00, indicating a potential upside of 27.25%. Baxter International has a consensus price target of $40.91, indicating a potential upside of 25.37%. Given Becton, Dickinson and Company's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Becton, Dickinson and Company is more favorable than Baxter International.
87.0% of Becton, Dickinson and Company shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.2% of Baxter International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Becton, Dickinson and Company shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Baxter International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Baxter International received 136 more outperform votes than Becton, Dickinson and Company when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.68% of users gave Baxter International an outperform vote while only 62.38% of users gave Becton, Dickinson and Company an outperform vote.
Becton, Dickinson and Company pays an annual dividend of $3.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Baxter International pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Becton, Dickinson and Company pays out 64.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Baxter International pays out 580.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Becton, Dickinson and Company has increased its dividend for 53 consecutive years.
In the previous week, Becton, Dickinson and Company had 22 more articles in the media than Baxter International. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Becton, Dickinson and Company and 10 mentions for Baxter International. Becton, Dickinson and Company's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Baxter International's score of 0.14 indicating that Becton, Dickinson and Company is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Becton, Dickinson and Company beats Baxter International on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:BAX) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff