The open-market buys are mildly positive but small in magnitude. The large tax withholdings are routine and not a sign of negative sentiment. Watch for follow-up buying or commentary around earnings.
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Executive Summary
Bausch & Lomb insiders showed mixed activity in the past week, with two open-market purchases totaling $156.9K and significant tax-related share surrenders by executives worth $1.5M. The CEO and CFO received large non-cash stock awards, but these are routine compensation events.
Key Financial Metrics
Key Facts
- CEO Brent Saunders and CFO Sam Eldessouky each surrendered over $400K in shares to cover tax obligations from stock awards.
- Two insiders (Alfonso Eduardo and Andrew von Eschenbach) made open-market purchases totaling $156.9K.
- No open-market sales were recorded; all dispositions were tax withholding events (Form 4 code F), not discretionary selling.
- CEO and CFO received large stock awards (327,102 and 81,775 shares respectively), standard in executive compensation.
- Total value of open-market buying: $156,853 — less than 0.01% of $6.5B market cap.
Financial Impact
$156.9K in open-market buying, $1.5M in tax withholding (non-cash), $0 in insider selling
Risk Factors
- Tax withholding events could be misinterpreted as insider selling if not properly coded.
- Lack of broader insider participation in open-market buying limits bullish signal.
Market Snapshot
Investment Themes
Documents Analyzed
This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.
| Document | Accession Number |
|---|---|
| CONTEXT: Insider Cluster Data (20 trades, 7d window) | cluster-BLCO-1772573421755 |
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Aug 14, 2026 7w ago | 3 / CLUSTER | $17.00 $17.23 | ▲ +1.35% | ▲ +3.33% | $17.11 (+0.65%) |
Aug 14, 2026 7w ago | 3 | $17.00 $17.23 | ▲ +1.35% | ▲ +3.33% | $17.11 (+0.65%) |
Aug 14, 2026 7w ago | 3 | $17.00 $17.23 | ▲ +1.35% | ▲ +3.33% | $17.11 (+0.65%) |
Aug 12, 2026 7w ago | Insider Cluster | $16.98 $17.25 | ▲ +1.59% | ▲ +3.34% | $17.11 (+0.77%) |
Aug 12, 2026 7w ago | Insider Cluster | $16.98 $17.25 | ▲ +1.59% | ▲ +3.34% | $17.11 (+0.77%) |
Aug 7, 2026 8w ago | 144 | $16.83 $17.73 | ▲ +5.35% | ▲ +6.26% | $17.11 (+1.66%) |
Aug 6, 2026 8w ago | 144 | $16.35 $18.14 | ▲ +10.95% | ▲ +10.35% | $17.11 (+4.65%) |
Aug 6, 2026 8w ago | 8-K | $16.35 $18.14 | ▲ +10.95% | ▲ +10.35% | $17.11 (+4.65%) |
Jul 29, 2026 9w ago | 8-K | $16.20 $17.25 | ▲ +6.48% | ▲ +1.46% | $17.11 (+5.62%) |
Feb 27, 2026 31w ago | Insider Cluster | $18.30 $15.37 | ▼ −16.01% | ▼ −8.45% | $17.11 (−6.50%) |
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