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The price of Bausch + Lomb Corp (NYSE: BLCO) closed at $13.89 in the last session, up 9.03% from day before closing price of $12.74. In other words, the price has increased by $9.03 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.87 million shares were traded. BLCO stock price reached its highest trading level at $13.9 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $13.1.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at BLCO’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. 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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. 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 4906961920 and an Enterprise Value of 9597818880. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.02 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.75. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.003 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.95.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BLCO is 0.60, which has changed by -0.06085193 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07545352 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 -4.81%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -19.00%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, BLCO traded on average about 722.93K shares per day over the past 3-months and 708660 shares per day over the past 10 days. 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 1743379200 were 1982873 with a Short Ratio of 2.74, compared to 1740700800 on 1863884. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1982873 and a Short% of Float of 4.760000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
