The current recommendation of Buy for Baxter International Inc (NYSE: is computed using the approach of Louis Navellier for investing and his Portfolio Grader stock evaluator. The current Portfolio Grader recommendation on the shares has been in place for 9 months.
BAX ranks in the top 10% of its industry group, Health Care Equipment & Supplies, and in the top decile of sector group, Health Care, with a market value of $33.9 billion.
Currently, Portfolio Grader ranks the Health Care sector number 8 among the 12 sectors in its universe putting it in the third quartile of all the GICS sectors. The Health Care Equipment & Supplies industry group is ranked 44 among the 69 industry groups within the GICS sectors, placing it below-average in terms of the Navellier scoring system.
BAX has attained above-average scores in 3 of the 8 fundamental metrics used by Portfolio Grader and average or below-average grades in 5 of the areas used in the ranking of company stocks.
BAX's operational scores are a source of great concern with a ranking for sales growth, operating margin and earnings growth that are substantially below average. Scores for visibility of earnings are mixed, with a ranking for earnings revisions and earnings surprises that are better than average, while the score for earnings momentum is much worse than average. BAX's grade for return on equity is better than its industry group average but its ranking for cash flow is below-average. Baxter International's fundamental scores give BAX a place in the bottom quartile of the industry group.
The Navellier Proprietary Quantitative Score is used by Portfolio Grader to view BAX's shares from the viewpoint of risk/reward. This proprietary scoring approach weighs the relative value of BAX's shares based on the current price of the shares relative to its peers, the market and risk associated with its industry and sector groups. Considering this risk/reward calculation, the company currently scores well above-average in its industry group compared to its peers.
Louis Navellier's proprietary Portfolio Grader stock ranking system assesses roughly 5,000 companies every week based on a number of fundamental and quantitative measures. Stocks are given a letter grade based on their results, with A being 'strong buy' and F being 'strong sell'. Explore the tool .
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