Baxter International Inc vs Valero Energy Corporation — how do they compare? Baxter International Inc trades at $27.61 (market cap $14.27B), while Valero Energy Corporation trades at $323.14 (market cap $93.27B). The key difference: Valero Energy Corporation is far larger — about 6.5× Baxter International Inc's market cap, and Valero Energy Corporation pays the higher dividend (1.48%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BAX | VLO | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $14.27B | $93.27B |
Sector | Health | Energy |
52-Week High | $28.35 | $323.92 |
52-Week Low | $15.80 | $133.38 |
Enterprise Value | $21.79B | $96.74B |
Dividend Yield | 0.14% | 1.48% |
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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 →Valero Energy is one of the largest independent refiners in the United States. It operates 14 refineries with a total throughput capacity of 3.2 million barrels a day in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Valero also owns 14 ethanol plants with capacity of 1.7 billion gallons of ethanol a year and holds a 50% stake in Diamond Green Diesel, which has capacity to produce 700 million gallons per year of renewable diesel.
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