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 $10.72 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.
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 Tuesday, Bausch + Lomb Corp [NYSE:BLCO] saw its stock fall -2.17% to $14.9. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -2.61%. Bausch + Lomb Corp shares have fallen nearly -4.79% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -17.50% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in Bausch + Lomb Corp?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Bausch + Lomb Corp stocks on 2025-08-29, dropping by -0.83 million shares to a total of 3.23 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-07-31 was 4.06 million shares. There was a decline of -25.73%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
