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After finishing at $13.72 in the prior trading day, Bausch + Lomb Corp (NYSE: BLCO) closed at $11.56, down -15.74%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$15.74 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.13 million shares were traded. BLCO stock price reached its highest trading level at $12.0 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $10.45.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of BLCO by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.01 and its Current Ratio is at 1.60. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.76 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.75.
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 the company, Wells Fargo on March 28, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Equal Weight and sets its target price to $15 from $24 previously.
On December 11, 2024, Citigroup Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $24 to $22.
Morgan Stanley Downgraded its Overweight to Equal-Weight on December 02, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $19.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 05 ’24 when SAUNDERS BRENT L bought 32,250 shares for $15.66 per share. The transaction valued at 505,067 led to the insider holds 595,169 shares of the business.
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 4088679680 and an Enterprise Value of 8776562688. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.85 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.63. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.832 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.671.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BLCO is 0.55, which has changed by -0.16594517 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.09969199 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 $10.46. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -19.33%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -32.39%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 732.31K shares per day over the past 3-months and 1011770 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 350.91M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 36.69M. Insiders hold about 89.62% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 9.27% stake in the company. Shares short for BLCO as of 1744675200 were 2012083 with a Short Ratio of 2.75, compared to 1741910400 on 2035375. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2012083 and a Short% of Float of 4.79.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
