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Baxter International Inc. (BAX) Stock Profile & Financial OverviewBaxter International Inc.

Listed on NYSE • Healthcare / Medical - Instruments & Supplies
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BAX Company Overview & Business Description

Baxter International Inc., through its subsidiaries, develops and provides a portfolio of healthcare products worldwide. The company offers peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis, and additional dialysis therapies and services; intravenous therapies, infusion pumps, administration sets, and drug reconstitution devices; remixed and oncology drug platforms, inhaled anesthesia and critical care products and pharmacy compounding services; parenteral nutrition therapies and related products; biological products and medical devices used in surgical procedures for hemostasis, tissue sealing and adhesion prevention; and continuous renal replacement therapies and other organ support therapies focused in the intensive care unit. It also provides connected care solutions, including devices, software, communications, and integration technologies; integrated patient monitoring and diagnostic technologies to help diagnose, treat, and manage a various illness and diseases, including respiratory therapy, cardiology, vision screening, and physical assessment; surgical video technologies, tables, lights, pendants, precision positioning devices and other accessories. In addition, the company offers contracted services to various pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies. Its products are used in hospitals, kidney dialysis centers, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, doctors' offices, and patients at home under physician supervision. The company sells its products through direct sales force, as well as through independent distributors, drug wholesalers, and specialty pharmacy or other alternate site providers in approximately 100 countries. It has an agreement with Celerity Pharmaceutical, LLC to develop acute care generic injectable premix and oncolytic molecules. Baxter International Inc. was incorporated in 1931 and is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois.

Key Information

Symbol: BAX
CEO: David Brent Shafer
Exchange: NYSE
CIK: 0000010456
SEC Filings: View SEC →

Current Trend for BAX

An assessment of the current trend environment for BAX, based on the latest closing price data and intended to describe the market context heading into the next trading session.

As of 2025-12-24, the current trend for BAX is a Sideways Consolidation (Range-Bound Environment).

The weekly trend is in a consolidation regime, which automatically downgrades the daily signal to sideways conditions. This environment favors short-term mean-reversion rather than trend-following.

  • The weekly context is non-trending (sideways), which typically caps the duration and magnitude of daily trend moves.
  • Price is currently trending at a healthy distance, sitting 1.10 ATR away from the adaptive KAMA baseline.
  • The current market structure is holding within recent defined ranges.

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Adaptive Trend Model · Daily & Weekly (2025-12-24 ET)

This model uses an adaptive trend algorithm based on daily and weekly price data to identify whether a stock is in an uptrend, downtrend, or consolidation over a multi-week to multi-month horizon. Compared with traditional moving-average systems, it filters short-term noise more effectively, captures trend continuation more reliably, and provides a stronger basis for position sizing and risk-management decisions such as stop-loss and take-profit levels.

As of 2025-12-24, BAX in a strong expansion phase; Long-term trend is bearish.

Trend Strength: BAX last closed at 19.11, trading 1.1 ATR above the adaptive KAMA baseline (18.56). Technical Classification: Confirmed High-Momentum Uptrend.

Trend Score: Technical Score: 70/100. Classification: Strong/Established. Alignment: Moderate. Logic: Positive directional bias confirmed by slope but remains in a developing phase.

SuperTrend Risk: Risk indicators: No active structural constraints identified.

Risk Skew: Multi-timeframe risk skew is currently assessed as Downside-Biased. Trend structure on both daily and weekly scales remains bearish. Risk is skewed toward further price erosion and lower lows.

Key Levels: Key technical references: Spot 19.11, KAMA 18.56.

BAX Real-Time Stock Price & Market Data (Updated: Dec 23 12:53 PM EST)

Price
18.93
Change
-0.055
Change %
-0.29%
Open
18.98
Previous Close
18.98
High
18.98
Low
18.65
Volume
1,983,809
Market Cap
9,728,505,856
EV/EBITDA
12.38

BAX Shares Outstanding, Float, Short Interest & Ownership (Updated: Dec 23 12:53 PM EST)

Shares Outstanding
514,055,805
FloatShares
511,994,441
Float Ratio
99.60%
Shares Short
33,142,899
Short Percent Of Float
The percent of float shares currently sold short. Reflects market sentiment and risk of a short squeeze.
9.70%
Short Ratio
Days needed to cover all short positions. Indicates short-selling pressure.
3.47 trading days
Held Percent Insiders
0.38%
Held Percent Institutions
102.72%