Why CooperCompanies (COO) Stock Is Up Today

CooperCompanies (COO) is up 3.8% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The most likely driver appears to be a fresh wave of insider buying following last week’s strategic update and expanded share repurchase authorization. The move may also reflect investors continuing to digest the company’s recent quarter, which showed solid cash generation and actions aimed at boosting long-term shareholder value despite softer near-term growth in parts of the business.

Details:

Three director purchases were disclosed this week, including one open-market buy of 10,000 shares on September 16 and two additional purchases filed on September 15 and September 17.

Those insider transactions came shortly after the company said it completed its strategic review and decided to keep CooperSurgical rather than pursue a sale at the valuations offered.

The board also expanded the stock buyback authorization to $3 billion, and the company said it had already repurchased a large amount of stock during the current fiscal year.

In its latest quarterly release, CooperCompanies posted record free cash flow and earnings above expectations, although management also noted U.S. channel inventory reductions at CooperVision that are expected to continue affecting the fourth quarter.

Sources:

CooperCompanies, SEC

Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

$COO Insider Trading Activity

$COO insiders have traded $COO stock on the open market 5 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 5 have been purchases and 0 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $COO stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

LAWRENCE ERIK KURZIUS has made 2 purchases buying 20,000 shares for an estimated $1,088,470 and 0 sales.
WALTER M JR ROSEBROUGH has made 2 purchases buying 10,000 shares for an estimated $541,640 and 0 sales.
PAUL A KEEL purchased 4,701 shares for an estimated $249,999

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$COO Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 371 institutional investors add shares of $COO stock to their portfolio, and 403 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS removed 6,823,821 shares (-92.0%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $489,336,203
NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC removed 3,040,517 shares (-89.6%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $218,035,474
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP added 1,878,057 shares (+88.3%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $134,675,467
SIXTH STREET PARTNERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. added 1,843,969 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $132,231,016
BARCLAYS PLC added 1,787,487 shares (+537.4%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $128,180,692
GATES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. added 1,688,589 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $121,088,717
BLACKROCK, INC. removed 1,588,676 shares (-9.6%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $113,923,955

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$COO Congressional Stock Trading

Members of Congress have traded $COO stock 3 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 3 have been purchases and 0 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $COO stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

REPRESENTATIVE GILBERT RAY CISNEROS, JR. has traded it 2 times. They made 2 purchases worth up to $30,000 on 06/05, 05/29 and 0 sales.
SENATOR ALAN ARMSTRONG purchased up to $15,000 on 03/27.

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$COO Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $COO recently. We have seen 9 analysts offer price targets for $COO in the last 6 months, with a median target of $85.0.

Here are some recent targets:

Joanne Wuensch from Citigroup set a target price of $76.0 on 07/08/2026
Navann Ty from BNP Paribas set a target price of $92.0 on 06/08/2026
Larry Biegelsen from Wells Fargo set a target price of $66.0 on 06/05/2026
David Saxon from Needham set a target price of $86.0 on 06/05/2026
Jeff Johnson from Baird set a target price of $85.0 on 06/05/2026
Jonathan Block from Stifel set a target price of $85.0 on 06/05/2026
Robbie Marcus from JP Morgan set a target price of $71.0 on 06/05/2026

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