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In the latest session, Bausch + Lomb Corp (NYSE: BLCO) closed at $15.01 up 2.88% from its previous closing price of $14.59. In other words, the price has increased by $2.88 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.74 million shares were traded. BLCO stock price reached its highest trading level at $15.03 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $14.57.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Bausch + Lomb Corp’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.98 and its Current Ratio is at 1.55. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.77 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.77.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, H.C. Wainwright on May 02, 2025, Reiterated its Buy rating but revised its target price to $15 from $20 previously.
On March 28, 2025, Wells Fargo Downgraded its rating to Equal Weight which previously was Overweight and also lowered its target price recommendation from $24 to $15. Citigroup Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on December 11, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $24 to $22.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 22 ’25 when SAUNDERS BRENT L bought 22,000 shares for $11.28 per share. The transaction valued at 248,072 led to the insider holds 719,156 shares of the business.
VON ESCHENBACH ANDREW C. bought 1,695 shares of BLCO for $19,925 on May 02 ’25. The Director now owns 41,748 shares after completing the transaction at $11.76 per share.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, BLCO now has a Market Capitalization of 5314485760 and an Enterprise Value of 10072525824. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.09 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.82. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.059 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.005.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BLCO is 0.63, which has changed by -0.046984136 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18469036 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BLCO has reached a high of $21.69, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $10.45. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 6.71%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.45%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, BLCO has traded an average of 781.57K shares per day and 507650 over the past ten days. A total of 353.80M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 36.47M. Insiders hold about 89.69% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 10.14% stake in the company. Shares short for BLCO as of 1755216000 were 3697703 with a Short Ratio of 4.73, compared to 1752537600 on 4115767. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3697703 and a Short% of Float of 8.68.
Earnings Estimates
The firm’s stock currently is rated by 14.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.35, with high estimates of $0.43 and low estimates of $0.26.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.57 and $0.35 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.49. EPS for the following year is $0.78, with 15.0 analysts recommending between $0.92 and $0.67.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 13 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $1.28B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $1.29B to a low estimate of $1.26B. As of the current estimate, Bausch + Lomb Corp’s year-ago sales were $1.2BFor the next quarter, 13 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.39B. There is a high estimate of $1.41B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.37B.
A total of 14 analysts have provided revenue estimates for BLCO’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $5.1B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $5.01B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $5.08B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $4.79BBased on 14 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $5.37B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $5.5B and the low estimate is $5.28B.
