Baxter International Inc vs Wheaton Precious Metals Corp — how do they compare? Baxter International Inc trades at $27.61 (market cap $14.27B), while Wheaton Precious Metals Corp trades at $136.69 (market cap $60.94B). The key difference: Wheaton Precious Metals Corp is far larger — about 4.3× Baxter International Inc's market cap, and Wheaton Precious Metals Corp pays the higher dividend (0.58%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BAX | WPM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $14.27B | $60.94B |
Sector | Health | Basic Materials |
52-Week High | $28.35 | $165.72 |
52-Week Low | $15.80 | $91.02 |
Enterprise Value | $21.79B | $62.82B |
Dividend Yield | 0.14% | 0.58% |
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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 →Wheaton Precious Metals Corp is a precious metal streaming company. The company has entered into over 20 long-term purchase agreements with 17 different mining companies, for the purchase of precious metals and cobalt. It has streaming agreements covering approximately 19 operating mines and 9 development stage projects. The company's projects include Vale's Salobo mine and silver streams on Glencore's Antamina mine and Goldcorp's Penasquito mine.
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