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Bausch + Lomb Corp (NYSE: BLCO) closed the day trading at $11.00 down -7.33% from the previous closing price of $11.87. In other words, the price has decreased by -$7.33 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.78 million shares were traded. BLCO stock price reached its highest trading level at $12.2777 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $10.88.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of BLCO, let’s 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 3878578176 and an Enterprise Value of 8970421248. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.81 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.60. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.872 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.973.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BLCO is 0.68, which has changed by -0.2966752 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of -0.034466684 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 $11.21. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -29.72%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -36.38%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, BLCO traded about 706.95K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, BLCO traded about 1194930 shares per day. A total of 350.91M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 36.25M. Insiders hold about 89.71% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 9.30% stake in the company. Shares short for BLCO as of 1741910400 were 2035375 with a Short Ratio of 2.88, compared to 1739491200 on 1222058. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2035375 and a Short% of Float of 4.8899997.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
