Baxter International Inc vs Banco Santander SA — how do they compare? Baxter International Inc trades at $27.61 (market cap $14.27B), while Banco Santander SA trades at $14.88 (market cap $211.63B). The key difference: Banco Santander SA is far larger — about 14.8× Baxter International Inc's market cap, and Banco Santander SA pays the higher dividend (1.89%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BAX | SAN | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $14.27B | $211.63B |
Sector | Health | Financials |
52-Week High | $28.35 | $14.71 |
52-Week Low | $15.80 | $9.37 |
Enterprise Value | $21.79B | — |
Dividend Yield | 0.14% | 1.89% |
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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 →Santander's focus is on retail and commercial banking. Latin America is geographically the largest operation, with Brazil by far the largest. Its continental European business is still mainly Iberian. Santander's U.K. presence is the result of the acquisition of building society Abbey. In the U.S., Santander operates a vehicle finance business and a regional bank focused on the Northeastern states.
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