Baxter International Inc vs Kinder Morgan Inc — how do they compare? Baxter International Inc trades at $27.61 (market cap $14.27B), while Kinder Morgan Inc trades at $31.6 (market cap $70.10B). The key difference: Kinder Morgan Inc is far larger — about 4.9× Baxter International Inc's market cap, and Kinder Morgan Inc pays the higher dividend (3.75%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BAX | KMI | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $14.27B | $70.10B |
Sector | Health | Energy |
52-Week High | $28.35 | $34.31 |
52-Week Low | $15.80 | $25.84 |
Enterprise Value | $21.79B | $102.15B |
Dividend Yield | 0.14% | 3.75% |
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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 →Kinder Morgan is one of the largest midstream energy firms in North America, with an interest in or an operator on about 83,000 miles in pipelines and over 140 storage terminals. The company is active in the transportation, storage, and processing of natural gas, crude oil, refined products, natural gas liquids, and carbon dioxide. The majority of Kinder Morgan's cash flows stem from fee-based contracts for handling, moving, and storing fossil fuel products.
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