The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Bausch + Lomb Corp shares valued at $248,072 were purchased by SAUNDERS BRENT L on May 22 ’25. At $11.28 per share, SAUNDERS BRENT L acquired 22,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 719,156 shares worth approximately $10.15 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, VON ESCHENBACH ANDREW C. purchased 1,695 shares, netting a total of over 19,925 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $11.76 each, the insider now holds 41,748 shares.
As published in a research note from H.C. Wainwright on May 02, 2025, Bausch + Lomb Corp [BLCO] has been retained to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $15. Analysts at Wells Fargo downgraded the stock from ‘”an Overweight”‘ to ‘”an Equal weight”‘ outlook in a report released in late March. As of December 11, 2024, Citigroup has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” for BLCO. Earlier on December 02, 2024, Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Equal-weight” for BLCO stock which previously was a “an Overweight”.
Analyzing BLCO Stock Performance
On last trading session, Bausch + Lomb Corp [NYSE: BLCO] plunged -2.29% to $14.11. The stock’s lowest price that day was $14.095, but it reached a high of $14.59 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.92%. Over the course of the year, Bausch + Lomb Corp shares have dropped approximately -13.59%.
Is Bausch + Lomb Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Bausch + Lomb Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 1.5 million shares to 4.12 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 2.62 million shares. A jump of 36.43% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.36 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.36.
Which companies own the most shares of Bausch + Lomb Corp (BLCO)?
In terms of Bausch + Lomb Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 18 in the next 12 months, up nearly 24.65% from the previous closing price of $14.44. Analysts anticipate Bausch + Lomb Corp stock to reach 18 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 18. In spite of this, 5 analysts ranked Bausch + Lomb Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On October 15, 2024, Evercore ISI assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $25.
