Baxter International Inc vs Southwest Airlines Co — how do they compare? Baxter International Inc trades at $27.61 (market cap $14.27B), while Southwest Airlines Co trades at $45.21 (market cap $22.27B). The key difference: Southwest Airlines Co is the larger of the two by market cap, and Southwest Airlines Co pays the higher dividend (1.58%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BAX | LUV | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $14.27B | $22.27B |
Sector | Health | Industrials |
52-Week High | $28.35 | $54.80 |
52-Week Low | $15.80 | $29.67 |
Enterprise Value | $21.79B | $25.37B |
Dividend Yield | 0.14% | 1.58% |
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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 →Southwest Airlines is the largest domestic carrier in the United States, as measured by the number of originating passengers boarded. Southwest operates over 700 aircraft in an all-Boeing 737 fleet. Despite expanding into longer routes and business travel, the airline still specializes in short-haul leisure flights, using a point-to-point network. Southwest operates a low-cost carrier business model.
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