Both in Surgical Instruments
Baxter International vs West Pharmaceutical Services
Over the past year BAX returned +11.4% and WST returned +42.4%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.26.
BAX +11.4% WST +42.4%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
| Metric | BAX | WST |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $25.46 | $403.64 |
| Market cap | $13.16B | $28.41B |
| Today | +2.17% | +1.34% |
| 1 month | +8.4% | +7.2% |
| 6 months | +50.7% | +36.7% |
| Year to date | +33.2% | +46.7% |
| 1 year | +9.9% | +40.5% |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +5.3% | +13.8% |
| Gross margin | 34.9% | 37.7% |
| Net margin | 4.3% | 17.7% |
| P/E (TTM) | — | 50.3× |
| Price / sales | 1.1× | 8.5× |
| Net cash | -$7.31B | $232.9M |
| Dividend yield | 0.16% | 0.22% |
| Volatility (60d) | 26.7% | 19.4% |
| Short % of float | 4.6% | 2.9% |
| Next earnings | — | — |
Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).