Baxter International Inc. (BAX)
NYSE: BAX · Real-Time Price · USD
18.92
-0.11 (-0.58%)
Mar 4, 2026, 1:24 PM EST - Market open

Baxter International Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 8 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for Baxter International stock have an average target of 22.38, with a low estimate of 15 and a high estimate of 31. The average target predicts an increase of 18.29% from the current stock price of 18.92.

Analyst Consensus: Hold
Target Low Average Median High
Price $15 $22.38 $24 $31
Change -20.72% +18.29% +26.85% +63.85%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Baxter International stock from 9 stock analysts is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26
Strong Buy 100000
Buy 222222
Hold 577776
Sell 111111
Strong Sell 000000
Total 9101010109

Latest Forecasts

Analyst Firm Rating Rating Action Price Target Upside Date
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
Hold
Maintains
$21$17
Hold Maintains $21$17 -10.15% Feb 17, 2026
Barclays
Barclays
Buy
Maintains
$30$25
Buy Maintains $30$25 +32.14% Feb 13, 2026
Barclays
Barclays
Buy
Maintains
$36$30
Buy Maintains $36$30 +58.56% Jan 9, 2026
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
Sell
Maintains
$19$15
Sell Maintains $19$15 -20.72% Dec 2, 2025
Citigroup
Citigroup
Hold
Maintains
$26$21
Hold Maintains $26$21 +10.99% Oct 31, 2025
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
11.45B
from 11.24B
Increased by 1.83%
Revenue Next Year
11.71B
from 11.45B
Increased by 2.28%
EPS This Year
2.27
from -1.87
EPS Next Year
2.45
from 2.27
Increased by 8.01%
Fiscal Year FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027
Period Ending Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2026 Dec 31, 2027
Revenue
12.15B10.06B10.36B10.64B11.24B11.45B11.71B
Revenue Growth
4.05%-17.20%3.01%2.66%5.72%1.83%2.28%
EPS
2.53-4.835.25-1.27-1.872.272.45
EPS Growth
18.58%-----8.01%
Forward PE
-----8.347.72
No. Analysts -----1917
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue 2026202720282029
High 12.1B 12.4B
Avg 11.5B 11.7B
Low 11.0B 11.0B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth 2026202720282029
High
7.2%
7.9%
Avg
1.8%
2.3%
Low
-2.6%
-4.0%

EPS Forecast

EPS 2026202720282029
High 2.55 2.78
Avg 2.27 2.45
Low 1.85 2.09

EPS Growth

EPS Growth 2026202720282029
High -
22.6%
Avg -
8.0%
Low -
-8.0%
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.