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Baxter InternationalA
NYSE / Health Care Equipment & Services
Last Price
At close
2026-07-18
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Current thesis
The constructive view is that Q1 at least kept the turnaround intact: reported sales rose 3%, adjusted EPS was $0.36, full-year 2026 guidance was reiterated, Advanced Surgery and Drug Compounding were bright spots, and Baxter said it is expanding GPS initiatives across 2026 [#SEC-8K-2026-04-30].
Posture
Constructive
Lead driver
Value
What changed
Value remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta +0.2.
What can break
Balance-sheet leverage is still meaningful: Baxter had about $2.02 billion of cash and cash equivalents versus roughly $9.46 billion of long-term debt and finance lease obligations including current maturities as of March 31, 2026 [#SEC-10Q-2026-04-30].
Momentum
77
Value
62
Sentiment
50
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $21.00 · Bull $26.00 · Bear $17.00
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-07-18
Fundamentals
As of 2026-07-17 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-07-18 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-07-07 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Investment thesis
As of 2026-07-18
Supporting evidence
What
Grade A · Constructive
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $20.00
Why
Momentum77 · Δ7d +2.1
Value62 · Δ7d +0.2
Sentiment50 · Δ7d -3.2
So what
Strength-led posture (Net Neutral). Favor watchlist adds and disciplined entries.
Lead driver: Value · See fundamentals
Momentum
77
26% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
+2.1
Δ21d
+6.9
Value
62
39% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
+0.2
Δ21d
+0.3
Sentiment
50
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-3.2
Δ21d
-
Why this grade

Composite grade A. Momentum 77.4 / Value 61.9 / Sentiment 50.1

Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-07-17
Market Cap
$11.68B
Beta
0.58
Shares Out
516.47M
P/E (TTM) · Derived
-11.0
P/S (TTM)
0.93
P/FCF (TTM)
73.33
Rev YoY
+2.9%
EPS YoY
-111.9%
Gross Margin
+32.0%
Op Margin
-0.1%
Net Debt
$7.81B
Current Ratio
1.85
As of 2026-07-18 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology