Bausch + Lomb Corp’s recently made public that its CEO and Chairman of the Board SAUNDERS BRENT L acquired Company’s shares for reported $0.25 million on May 22 ’25. In the deal valued at $11.28 per share,22,000 shares were bought. As a result of this transaction, SAUNDERS BRENT L now holds 719,156 shares worth roughly $8.87 million.
Then, VON ESCHENBACH ANDREW C. bought 1,695 shares, generating $19,925 in total proceeds. Upon buying the shares at $11.76, the Director now owns 41,748 shares.
Before that, SAUNDERS BRENT L bought 32,250 shares. Bausch + Lomb Corp shares valued at $505,067 were divested by the CEO and Chairman of the Board at a price of $15.66 per share. As a result of the transaction, SAUNDERS BRENT L now holds 595,169 shares, worth roughly $7.34 million.
H.C. Wainwright reiterated its Bausch + Lomb Corp [BLCO] rating to a Buy in a research note published on May 02, 2025; the price target was $15. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Wells Fargo’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in late March from “an Overweight” to “an Equal weight”. Citigroup also remained covering BLCO and has decreased its forecast on December 11, 2024 with a “Neutral” recommendation from previously “Buy” rating. Morgan Stanley revised its rating on December 02, 2024. It rated BLCO as “an Equal-weight” which previously was an “an Overweight”.
Price Performance Review of BLCO
On Friday, Bausch + Lomb Corp [NYSE:BLCO] saw its stock fall -0.88% to $12.33. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 5.38%. Bausch + Lomb Corp shares have fallen nearly -31.73% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -17.58% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $21.69 was reached on 01/02/25, a 52-week low of $10.45 was recorded on 04/30/25.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For BLCO Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 12.15, which if violated will result in even more drops to 11.97. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 12.51. A further resistance level may holdings at 12.69.
How much short interest is there in Bausch + Lomb Corp?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Bausch + Lomb Corp stocks on 2025-05-30, growing by 0.67 million shares to a total of 2.54 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-04-30 was 1.87 million shares. There was a rise of 26.52%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
