# Baxter International (BAX) — Analyst Forecast

BAX · NYSE · Stock

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## Analyst consensus

| Consensus | Buy | Hold | Sell | Analysts |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hold | 3 | 12 | 1 | 16 |

## Price target

| Low | Average | High | Analysts |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| $20.00 | $24.71 | $29.00 | 7 |

Last price $25.76 (as of Oct 16, 2026).

## Recent analyst ratings

| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Price target |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 7, 2026 | Barclays | Initiated Coverage | Underweight | $20.00 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | Citigroup | Maintained | Neutral | $27.00 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Citigroup | Upgraded | Sell → Neutral | $28.00 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Stifel | Maintained | Hold | $28.00 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Maintained | Equal-Weight | $23.00 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | TD Cowen | Maintained | Hold | $29.00 |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Stifel | Maintained | Hold | $24.00 |
| Jul 28, 2026 | UBS | Maintained | Neutral | $25.00 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | TD Cowen | Maintained | Hold | $24.00 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Goldman Sachs | Maintained | Neutral | $21.00 |
| Jul 6, 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | Maintained | Outperform | $24.00 |
| May 28, 2026 | Citigroup | Downgraded | Neutral → Sell | $17.00 |
| May 4, 2026 | Barclays | Maintained | Overweight | $27.00 |
| Apr 6, 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | Maintained | Outperform | $22.00 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | Citigroup | Maintained | Neutral | $19.00 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Goldman Sachs | Maintained | Neutral | $17.00 |
| Feb 13, 2026 | Barclays | Maintained | Overweight | $25.00 |
| Jan 9, 2026 | Barclays | Maintained | Overweight | $30.00 |
| Dec 2, 2025 | Morgan Stanley | Maintained | Underweight | $15.00 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | Argus Research | Downgraded | Buy → Hold | — |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### What is the price target for BAX stock?

The average 12-month analyst price target for Baxter International (BAX) is $24.71, with a high estimate of $29.00 and a low of $20.00, across 7 analysts.

### Is BAX a buy, sell, or hold?

Analysts covering Baxter International currently average a Hold rating: 3 buy, 12 hold and 1 sell, from 16 analysts. Ratings reflect analyst opinion, not investment advice.

### What upside do analysts see for BAX?

The average price target of $24.71 implies 4.06% downside from the last price of $25.76.

### What is the latest analyst rating on BAX?

On Oct 7, 2026, Barclays initiated coverage of Baxter International at Underweight with a price target of $20.00.

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