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 Health Companies Inc shares valued at $15,625,000 were purchased by PAULSON & CO. INC. on Nov 25 ’25. At $6.25 per share, PAULSON & CO. INC. acquired 2,500,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 73,255,869 shares worth approximately $481.29 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Carson Seana sold 13,370 shares, netting a total of over 97,735 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $7.31 each, the insider now holds 499,585 shares.
Before that, Carson Seana had added 13,370 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $97,735, the Officer bought Bausch Health Companies Inc shares for $7.31 each.
As published in their initiating research note from Barclays on December 09, 2025, Bausch Health Companies Inc [BHC] has been an Equal weight and the price target has been revised to $8. Analysts at Piper Sandler downgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”an Underweight”‘ outlook in a report released in early August. As of July 10, 2024, Raymond James has initiated its “Mkt perform” rating for BHC. Earlier on September 20, 2023, Jefferies upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for BHC stock which previously was a “a Hold”.
Analyzing BHC Stock Performance
On last trading session, Bausch Health Companies Inc [NYSE: BHC] plunged -1.20% to $6.57. The stock’s lowest price that day was $6.53, but it reached a high of $6.8 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -11.81%. Over the course of the year, Bausch Health Companies Inc shares have dropped approximately -12.05%.
Is Bausch Health Companies Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Bausch Health Companies Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-31 dropping by -0.81 million shares to 4.84 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 5.65 million shares. A decline of -16.83% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.81 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.81.
Which companies own the most shares of Bausch Health Companies Inc (BHC)?
In terms of Bausch Health Companies Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 8 in the next 12 months, up nearly 20.3% from the previous closing price of $6.65. Analysts anticipate Bausch Health Companies Inc stock to reach 8 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 8. In spite of this, 4 analysts ranked Bausch Health Companies Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2026.
