The Cooper Companies, Inc. $COO Shares Acquired by DAVENPORT & Co LLC

DAVENPORT & Co LLC boosted its position in shares of The Cooper Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ:COO) by 1,359.7% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 567,203 shares of the medical device company’s stock after buying an additional 528,346 shares during the period. DAVENPORT & Co LLC’s holdings in Cooper Companies were worth $46,642,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of COO. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. raised its position in Cooper Companies by 1.3% in the third quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 14,017 shares of the medical device company’s stock worth $961,000 after acquiring an additional 175 shares in the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Cooper Companies by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 23,079 shares of the medical device company’s stock worth $1,582,000 after purchasing an additional 182 shares during the last quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI grew its stake in shares of Cooper Companies by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 7,181 shares of the medical device company’s stock worth $492,000 after purchasing an additional 192 shares during the last quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc raised its holdings in shares of Cooper Companies by 106.3% in the 3rd quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 425 shares of the medical device company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 219 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Close Asset Management Ltd raised its holdings in shares of Cooper Companies by 7.2% in the 3rd quarter. Close Asset Management Ltd now owns 3,319 shares of the medical device company’s stock worth $227,000 after purchasing an additional 224 shares in the last quarter. 24.39% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Cooper Companies Stock Performance

Cooper Companies stock opened at $70.49 on Wednesday. The Cooper Companies, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $61.78 and a fifty-two week high of $89.83. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $79.49 and its 200-day simple moving average is $76.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a current ratio of 1.34 and a quick ratio of 0.79. The company has a market cap of $13.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 1.02.

Cooper Companies (NASDAQ:COO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The medical device company reported $1.10 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.03 by $0.07. Cooper Companies had a net margin of 9.67% and a return on equity of 10.34%. The business had revenue of $1.02 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.02 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.92 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. Cooper Companies has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 4.580-4.660 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that The Cooper Companies, Inc. will post 3.98 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently weighed in on COO shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Cooper Companies from $66.00 to $78.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, December 5th. Weiss Ratings raised Cooper Companies from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Cooper Companies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “sell” rating and set a $73.00 price objective on shares of Cooper Companies in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Barclays lifted their target price on Cooper Companies from $98.00 to $103.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, March 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $90.79.

Trending Headlines about Cooper Companies

Here are the key news stories impacting Cooper Companies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 results and near?term guidance: Cooper reported an EPS beat ($1.10 vs. $1.03 consensus) and revenue roughly in line with expectations; management set Q2 2026 EPS guidance of $4.58–$4.66, supporting the growth story and underwriting the stock’s near?term strength. (Background: market cap ~ $13.8B, P/E ~34.9, PEG ~1.8)
• Positive Sentiment: Bullish analyst/press coverage: Zacks published pieces highlighting COO as an attractive growth stock and listing reasons growth investors shouldn’t overlook the company — these positive narratives can attract momentum buyers and help sentiment. 3 Reasons Why Growth Investors Shouldn’t Overlook The Cooper Companies (COO)
• Positive Sentiment: Additional Zacks coverage reiterates COO’s top?ranked growth characteristics, which can reinforce buy-side interest and analyst attention. The Cooper Companies (COO) is a Top-Ranked Growth Stock: Should You Buy?
• Neutral Sentiment: Short?interest data appears inconsistent/erroneous: multiple reports show “0 shares” shorted and 0.0 days to cover with NaN changes — this looks like a data glitch and provides no reliable signal on bearish positioning.
• Neutral Sentiment: Unrelated market headlines (crypto, other companies): broader media items — e.g., Tether planning a Big Four audit and press on unrelated companies (Cooper?Standard, Bass Oil, HC Group) — likely have little direct impact on COO’s fundamentals. Tether says ‘Big Four‘ firm to handle first audit of USDT reserves
• Negative Sentiment: Technical/volume caution: the stock is trading below its 50?day (~$79.71) and 200?day (~$76.15) moving averages and today’s volume is below average — these factors suggest the intraday uptick may lack broad conviction and could limit near?term upside until technicals improve.

About Cooper Companies

Cooper Companies, Inc (NASDAQ: COO) is a global medical device company headquartered in San Ramon, California. Founded in 1958, the company has grown through strategic acquisitions and organic development to become a major provider of vision care and women’s health products. Cooper Companies operates through two primary business segments—CooperVision and CooperSurgical—each serving specialized markets within the healthcare industry.

The CooperVision segment develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of soft contact lenses, as well as related accessories.