Baxter International Inc. (BAX) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for March 06, 2013

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Referenced Stocks:BAX;COV;FVI;MMM;RYH;SCHD;XHE

Baxter International Inc. ( BAX ) will begin trading ex-dividend on March 06, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $0.45 per share is scheduled to be paid on April 01, 2013. Shareholders who purchased BAX stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 3rd quarter that BAX has paid the same dividend.

The previous trading day's last sale of BAX was $68.9, representing a -0.63% decrease from the 52 week high of $69.34 and a 40.67% increase over the 52 week low of $48.98.

BAX is a part of the Health Care sector, which includes companies such as 3M Company ( MMM ) and Covidien plc. ( COV ). BAX's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $4.18. Zacks Investment Research reports BAX's forecasted earnings growth in 2013 as 3.14%, compared to an industry average of 8.8%.

For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the BAX Dividend History page.

Interested in gaining exposure to BAX through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have BAX as a top-10 holding:

• SPDR S&P Health Care Equipment ( XHE )
• Guggenheim S&P 500 Equal Weight Healthcare ETF ( RYH )
• First Trust Value Line Equity Allocation Index(sm)Fund ( FVI )
• Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF ( SCHD ).

The top-performing ETF of this group is FVI with an increase of 14.94% over the last 100 days. XHE has the highest percent weighting of BAX at 2.72%.