Baxter International Inc. (BAX)

Baxter International Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 10 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for BAX stock have an average target of 40.9, with a low estimate of 30 and a high estimate of 54. The average target predicts an increase of 38.64% from the current stock price of 29.50.

Analyst Consensus: Hold

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$30	$40.9	$40	$54
Change	+1.69%	+38.64%	+35.59%	+83.05%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for BAX stock from 10 stock analysts is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Jul '24	Aug '24	Sep '24	Oct '24	Nov '24	Dec '24
Strong Buy	0	0	0	0	1	1
Buy	3	2	2	2	2	2
Hold	6	6	6	6	6	6
Sell	1	1	1	1	1	1
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	10	9	9	9	10	10

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Joanne Wuensch Citigroup	Citigroup	Hold Maintains $37 → $35	Hold	Maintains	$37 → $35	+18.64%	Dec 11, 2024
Rick Wise Stifel	Stifel	Strong Buy Maintains $46 → $38	Strong Buy	Maintains	$46 → $38	+28.81%	Nov 11, 2024
Joanne Wuensch Citigroup	Citigroup	Hold Maintains $38 → $40	Hold	Maintains	$38 → $40	+35.59%	Oct 1, 2024
David Roman Goldman Sachs	Goldman Sachs	Hold Maintains $36 → $40	Hold	Maintains	$36 → $40	+35.59%	Aug 8, 2024
Robbie Marcus JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Hold Maintains $44 → $42	Hold	Maintains	$44 → $42	+42.37%	Aug 7, 2024

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

10.66B

Decreased by -28.02%

from 14.81B

Revenue Next Year

11.37B

Increased by 6.58%

from 10.66B

EPS This Year

1.85

Decreased by -64.80%

from 5.25

EPS Next Year

2.53

Increased by 36.71%

from 1.85

Fiscal Year	FY 2019	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2019	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	11.36B	11.67B	12.15B	14.51B	14.81B	10.66B	11.37B	11.87B
Revenue Growth	2.37%	2.74%	4.05%	19.43%	2.12%	-28.02%	6.58%	4.48%
EPS	1.93	2.13	2.53	-4.83	5.25	1.85	2.53	2.81
EPS Growth	-31.78%	10.36%	18.58%	-	-	-64.80%	36.71%	11.18%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	15.97	11.68	10.51
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	19	19	14

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028
High	11.1B	12.0B	12.5B
Avg	10.7B	11.4B	11.9B
Low	10.3B	10.8B	11.4B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028
High	-25.0%	12.2%	9.6%
Avg	-28.0%	6.6%	4.5%
Low	-30.5%	0.9%	0.5%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028
High	1.93	2.78	3.16
Avg	1.85	2.53	2.81
Low	1.78	2.35	2.63

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028
High	-63.2%	50.6%	25.1%
Avg	-64.8%	36.7%	11.2%
Low	-66.0%	27.3%	4.1%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.