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By Dividend Channel Staff, Monday, December 5, 10:58 AM ET
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On 12/7/11, Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.335, payable on 1/4/12. As a percentage of BAX's recent stock price of $52.22, this dividend works out to approximately 0.64%.

Below is a dividend history chart for BAX, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.335 declared by Baxter International Inc.:

BAX Dividend History
Date Div*
09/07/11 0.310
06/08/11 0.310
03/08/11 0.310
12/08/10 0.310
09/08/10 0.290
06/08/10 0.290
03/08/10 0.290
12/08/09 0.290
09/08/09 0.260
06/08/09 0.260
03/06/09 0.260
12/08/08 0.260
09/08/08 0.218
06/06/08 0.218
03/06/08 0.218
12/06/07 0.218
09/06/07 0.168
06/06/07 0.168
03/07/07 0.168
12/06/06 0.582
12/07/05 0.582
12/08/04 0.582
12/10/03 0.582
12/11/02 0.582
12/12/01 0.582
12/13/00 0.582
04/03/00 1.357
12/08/99 0.145
09/22/99 0.145
06/09/99 0.145
03/10/99 0.145
12/09/98 0.145
09/08/98 0.145
06/09/98 0.145
03/10/98 0.145
12/08/97 0.145
09/08/97 0.141
06/09/97 0.141
03/06/97 0.151
12/09/96 0.141
10/01/96 1.800
09/09/96 0.151
06/10/96 0.151
03/11/96 0.141
12/11/95 0.141
09/11/95 0.141
* Data may be adjusted for splits; we are not responsible for data errors; always verify data with the company.

In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from BAX is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 2.57% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.

According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, BAX makes up 2.25% of the Rydex S&P 500 Equal Weight Health Care ETF (AMEX:RYH) which is trading higher by about 0.9% on the day Monday.

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BAX operates in the Medical Instruments & Supplies sector, among companies like Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE:VAR) which is up about 2.4% today, and C.R. Bard, Inc. (NYSE:BCR) trading up by about 1.4%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of BAX, versus VAR and BCR.

BAX,VAR,BCR Relative Performance Chart

In Monday trading, Baxter International Inc. shares are currently up about 1.5% on the day.


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