The stock of Bausch + Lomb Corp (NYSE: BLCO) has increased by 9.03 when compared to last closing price of 12.74. Despite this, the company has experienced a 17.22% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-04-24 that VAUGHAN, Ontario–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Bausch + Lomb Corporation (NYSE/TSX: BLCO), a leading global eye health company dedicated to helping people see better to live better, today announced it has identified the event that led to its recent voluntary recall of intraocular lenses (IOLs) on the enVista platform. Now that the cause and affected lots have been confirmed, the company will return these models to market. “We voluntarily recalled these lenses because patient safety dictates every decision.
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Additionally, the 36-month beta value for BLCO is 0.60. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 rating it as “overweight,” 8 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for BLCO is 36.69M and currently, short sellers hold a 5.40% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of BLCO on April 25, 2025 was 722.93K shares.
BLCO’s Market Performance
BLCO stock saw a decrease of 17.22% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -12.59% and a quarterly a decrease of -17.57%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.39%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 6.87% for Bausch + Lomb Corp (BLCO). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 9.13% for BLCO’s stock, with a -19.00% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of BLCO
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BLCO stocks, with Wells Fargo repeating the rating for BLCO by listing it as a “Equal Weight.” The predicted price for BLCO in the upcoming period, according to Wells Fargo is $15 based on the research report published on March 28, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Citigroup, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see BLCO reach a price target of $22, previously predicting the price at $24. The rating they have provided for BLCO stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on December 11th, 2024.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Equal-Weight” to BLCO, setting the target price at $19 in the report published on December 02nd of the previous year.
BLCO Trading at -4.81% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought BLCO to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -35.96% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.87%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.39%, as shares sank -11.36% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -13.73% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, BLCO rose by +17.22%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -8.92% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $12.73. In addition, Bausch + Lomb Corp saw -23.09% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at BLCO starting from SAUNDERS BRENT L, who purchase 32,250 shares at the price of $15.66 back on Aug 05 ’24. After this action, SAUNDERS BRENT L now owns 595,169 shares of Bausch + Lomb Corp, valued at $505,067 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for BLCO
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.04 for the present operating margin
- 0.56 for the gross margin
The net margin for Bausch + Lomb Corp stands at -0.09. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. Equity return is now at value -4.76, with -2.36 for asset returns.
Based on Bausch + Lomb Corp (BLCO), the company’s capital structure generated 0.42 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.05. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.74. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.46.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 162.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at 7.38. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.96. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.67for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.36. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.60.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Bausch + Lomb Corp (BLCO) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
