Baxter International (BAX) will raise its dividend to $0.1675 quarterly. The company will switch from an annual to a quarterly dividend. The annual dividend paid in 2006 was $0.582 per share.
Baxter International Inc. provides a broad portfolio of essential renal and hospital products, including home, acute and in-center dialysis, sterile IV solutions, infusion systems and devices, parenteral nutrition, biosurgery products and anesthetics, and pharmacy automation, software and services.