Baxter International Inc vs General Motors Company — how do they compare? Baxter International Inc trades at $27.61 (market cap $14.27B), while General Motors Company trades at $89.41 (market cap $78.40B). The key difference: General Motors Company is far larger — about 5.5× Baxter International Inc's market cap, and General Motors Company pays the higher dividend (0.81%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BAX | GM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $14.27B | $78.40B |
Sector | Health | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $28.35 | $90.30 |
52-Week Low | $15.80 | $54.16 |
Enterprise Value | $21.79B | $181.38B |
Dividend Yield | 0.14% | 0.81% |
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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 →General Motors Co. emerged from the bankruptcy of General Motors Corp. (old GM) in July 2009. GM has eight brands and operates under four segments: GM North America, GM International, Cruise, and GM Financial. The United States now has four brands instead of eight under old GM. The company lost its U.S. market share leader crown in 2021 with share down 280 basis points to 14.6%, but we expect GM to reclaim the top spot in 2022 as 2021 suffered from the chip shortage. GM Financial became the company's captive finance arm in October 2010 via the purchase of AmeriCredit.
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