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Bausch & Lomb (BLCO) stock, explained like you're 5
Bausch & Lomb trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker BLCO. It is a mid cap company in the ophthalmic goods industry, part of the healthcare sector, with a market value of about 6.2 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- BLCO
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Industry
- Ophthalmic Goods
- Size
- Mid cap, about 6.2 billion dollars
Is Bausch & Lomb a small, medium or large cap company?
No. Bausch & Lomb is a mid cap stock, not a large cap. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 6.2 billion dollars.
Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.
How Bausch & Lomb makes money
- Selling medicines, medical devices or healthcare services.
- Insurance premiums or hospital and clinic fees.
- Research and licensing deals.
What moves BLCO stock
- Results from clinical trials and approvals from regulators.
- Drug prices, insurance rules and government policy.
- Patents running out and new competing treatments.
In the news lately
- BLCO Stock Drops After Hours Bausch + Lomb Halts Glaucoma Eye Drop Program After Trial Failure (Stocktwits)
- 3 Reasons BLCO is Risky and 1 Stock to Buy Instead (Yahoo Finance)
- $BLCO stock is down 8% today. Here's what we see in our data. (Quiver Quantitative)
- Why Is Bausch + Lomb Stock Falling Monday? Bausch Health Companies (NYSE:BHC), Bausch & Lomb (NYSE:BLCO (Benzinga)
- Bausch & Lomb: Sudden Leadership Transition Raises Questions, but We Hold Valuation Steady (Morningstar)
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Questions about Bausch & Lomb stock
What does Bausch & Lomb do?
Bausch & Lomb trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker BLCO. It is a mid cap company in the ophthalmic goods industry, part of the healthcare sector, with a market value of about 6.2 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for Bausch & Lomb?
Bausch & Lomb trades under the ticker BLCO on the New York Stock Exchange.
What is Bausch & Lomb's market cap?
Bausch & Lomb is a mid cap stock with a market cap of about 6.2 billion dollars.
How does Bausch & Lomb make money?
Selling medicines, medical devices or healthcare services. Insurance premiums or hospital and clinic fees. Research and licensing deals.
What moves BLCO stock?
Results from clinical trials and approvals from regulators. Drug prices, insurance rules and government policy. Patents running out and new competing treatments.
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