Baxter International Inc vs British American Tobacco PLC — how do they compare? Baxter International Inc trades at $27.61 (market cap $14.27B), while British American Tobacco PLC trades at $57.23 (market cap $122.36B). The key difference: British American Tobacco PLC is far larger — about 8.6× Baxter International Inc's market cap, and British American Tobacco PLC pays the higher dividend (5.88%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BAX | BTI | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $14.27B | $122.36B |
Sector | Health | Consumer Staples |
52-Week High | $28.35 | $66.70 |
52-Week Low | $15.80 | $50.39 |
Enterprise Value | $21.79B | $166.31B |
Dividend Yield | 0.14% | 5.88% |
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Baxter offers a variety of medical instruments and supplies to caregivers. It enhanced its portfolio of hospital-focused offerings by acquiring Hillrom in late 2021. Legacy Baxter offers tools to help patients with acute and chronic kidney failure. It also sells a variety of injectable therapies for use in care settings, such as IV pumps, and administrative sets.
Read more on BAX →Following the acquisition of Reynolds American, British American Tobacco is neck-and-neck with Philip Morris International to be the largest listed global tobacco company--slightly larger than PMI on net revenue, but slightly smaller on total tobacco volume. British American's Global Drive Brands are Dunhill, Kent, Pall Mall, Lucky Strike, and Rothmans, and it also owns Newport and Camel in the U.S. The firm also sells vapor e-cigarettes, including its Vype brand, heated tobacco, with Glo, as well as roll- your-own and smokeless tobacco products. The company holds 31% of ITC Limited, the leading Indian cigarette-maker.
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