BAXBaxter International
What is the market doing?
No clear lean: rangebound and moderately shorted.
Choppy, but holding above its 200-day average. Price is +18% vs its 200-day average.
Moderately shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Level with the previous count, down from 8.1% of shares outstanding three months ago.
Against the whole market›
Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.
Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.
How BAX is trading
Baxter International is +3.0% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 15 points behind the market.
1-year return · S&P 500 +18%
- vs 200-day average
- +18%
vs 200-day average · a clear uptrend
- RSI (14)
- 68
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- 14%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-09
- $24.36
- 1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
- +0.70%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +18%
- +3.0%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
- −67%
- vs 50-day average$25.15
- −3.1%
- 52-week high
- $28.35
- 52-week low
- $15.79
- Annualised volatility
- 42%
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +28% |
| 2025 | −33% |
| 2024 | −22% |
| 2023 | −22% |
| 2022 | −40% |
| 2021 | +8.5% |
| 2020 | −3.0% |
| 2019 | +28% |
| 2018 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | +47% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 7 of 10 | +3.8% |
| Feb | 10 | 6 of 10 | +0.14% |
| Mar | 10 | 5 of 10 | −0.82% |
| Apr | 10 | 6 of 10 | +1.8% |
| May | 10 | 5 of 10 | −1.5% |
| Jun | 10 | 5 of 10 | +1.9% |
| Jul | 11 | 5 of 11 | −1.0% |
| Aug | 11 | 7 of 11 | +2.2% |
| Sep | 11 | 5 of 11 | −2.2% |
| Oct | 11 | 3 of 11 | −6.4% |
| Nov | 10 | 6 of 10 | +1.7% |
| Dec | 10 | 5 of 10 | +0.45% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
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