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Baxter International, Inc. (BAX)

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The Company provides medical products and services. Its medical devices, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology assists healthcare professionals and their patients in the treatment of complex medical conditions.

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Baxter International, Inc. At A Glance

Current Price: $56.38
Last Trade Time: 2/9/2010 4:00 PM
Open: $0.00
Previous Close: $56.36
Daily Range: $56.09 - $57.17
52-Week Range: $45.46 - $61.88
Volume: 3,162,231
Market Cap: $33.99B
P/E Ratio: 15.53
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Baxter International, Inc. (BAX)

Avatar frankaj1 (86.34) Submitted: 12/05/09 12:17 PM

Stock screening analysis of the market, sectors, industries - looking for the top 3 companies ... this is one of the best in it's industry, with the best prospects for the next 12 months. Did it come out 1, 2, ... or 3? I'll let you guess.

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Baxter International, Inc. (BAX)

Avatar PopsDaniecki (94.27) Submitted: 5/02/08 6:39 PM

They may be the greatest in the business doing what they are doing but they are still sitting in the middle of the biggest equities bust in a long time and they are going to feel the pain from their highs of today to the dragging weight of the overall market through the summer. Short. WL

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 (BAX)

Avatar kpoeppel (32.03) Submitted: 2/02/10 11:31 PM : Outperform Start Price: $58.25 BAX Score: -0.79

Strong earnings and divident growth, great performance vs. the S&P 500 during the last 5+ years. This is a growing industry with aging populations in the developed world.

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Avatar kinosternon (33.72) Submitted: 2/02/10 2:35 PM : Outperform Start Price: $58.41 BAX Score: -0.77

Gammagard is the best plasma product out there. Sales are growing. Increasing indications for it's use.

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Avatar don1941t (25.44) Submitted: 1/16/10 7:51 PM : Outperform Start Price: $60.16 BAX Score: -0.65

Vanguard Aggressive Growth top stock

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Avatar gbl070848 (21.15) Submitted: 1/01/10 12:43 PM : Outperform Start Price: $58.99 BAX Score: 0.16

best 2010

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Avatar CottonSwab (64.51) Submitted: 12/31/09 12:29 PM : Outperform Start Price: $58.65 BAX Score: 0.62

Baxter is a provider of products and services that are "medically necessary" for many different types of patients. In many of these sectors, Baxter is an industry leader.

I expect long term sales growth and and margins to remain fairly steady over the long term as Baxter expands in emerging markets where medical service has been non-existent or outdated. In many emerging economies, health care appears to lag industrial production.

Therefore, I think Baxter offers little downside and moderate upside at the current valuation.

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TrackCharlesPayn 63.30 07/17/09 Outperform 3M $53.62+5.14%+14.45%-9.31
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TrackAvondale 87.18 05/28/09 Outperform NS $49.03+14.99%+20.07%-5.09
TrackRBCCapMkts 86.33 02/26/09 Outperform NS $56.36+0.03%+40.24%-40.21
TrackJimCramer < 20 12/19/08 Outperform 3W $52.72+6.95%+23.72%-16.78
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TrackWMBlair 69.55 04/18/08 Outperform NS $59.60-5.41%-19.72%+14.31
TrackBearStearns 84.85 10/19/07 Outperform NS $56.84-0.80%-26.15%+25.35
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