BAX vs. EW, IDXX, DXCM, RMD, STE, PODD, HOLX, GMED, MASI, and TFX
Should you be buying Baxter International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Baxter International include Edwards Lifesciences (EW), IDEXX Laboratories (IDXX), DexCom (DXCM), ResMed (RMD), STERIS (STE), Insulet (PODD), Hologic (HOLX), Globus Medical (GMED), Masimo (MASI), and Teleflex (TFX). These companies are all part of the "health care equipment" industry.
Baxter International vs.
Baxter International (NYSE:BAX) and Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE:EW) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, community ranking, profitability and institutional ownership.
90.2% of Baxter International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.5% of Edwards Lifesciences shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Baxter International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Edwards Lifesciences 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 has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Edwards Lifesciences has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Edwards Lifesciences had 11 more articles in the media than Baxter International. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Edwards Lifesciences and 28 mentions for Baxter International. Edwards Lifesciences' average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Baxter International's score of 0.55 indicating that Edwards Lifesciences is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Edwards Lifesciences received 603 more outperform votes than Baxter International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.85% of users gave Edwards Lifesciences an outperform vote while only 65.59% of users gave Baxter International an outperform vote.
Baxter International presently has a consensus price target of $38.80, indicating a potential upside of 14.57%. Edwards Lifesciences has a consensus price target of $79.95, indicating a potential upside of 9.15%. Given Baxter International's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Baxter International is more favorable than Edwards Lifesciences.
Edwards Lifesciences has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Baxter International. Edwards Lifesciences is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Baxter International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Edwards Lifesciences has a net margin of 72.93% compared to Baxter International's net margin of 0.77%. Edwards Lifesciences' return on equity of 19.40% beat Baxter International's return on equity.
Summary
Edwards Lifesciences beats Baxter International on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:BAX) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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