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COO Stock Forecast: The Cooper Cos., Inc. Price Predictions for 2026-2027

Last close, 5 Oct 2026
$57
−0.25% on the day

The 16 Wall Street analysts covering The Cooper Cos., Inc. hold a median 12-month price target of $66 — +15.4% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 71 of 100 as at 3 Oct 2026 — in the upper half. Here, the model and the Street point the same way.

Market cap
$10.8B
Ticker Nerd rank
71 / 100
Median analyst target
$66
Analysts covering
16
Revenue$1.1B+0.6% y/y
Operating income$222.0M
Net income$432.8M
Free cash flow$273.0M
Quarterly, 8 quarters to 31 July 2026 · latest quarter's figure shown
Total return, dividends reinvested
1W
+0.4%
1M
−18.4%
YTD
−30.7%
1Y
−19.4%
From 52W high
−32.7%
From 52W low
+6.6%
$53
$84
52-week range, adjusted closes · the dot is the last close
Ticker Nerd rank

COO stock analysis: one number for the whole business

Consensus tells you what everyone already believes. The model scores The Cooper Cos., Inc. on its factor families — the same systematic rank behind the Ticker Nerd portfolio.

Where the model ranks itAs at 3 Oct 2026
71 / 100

Percentile across ~4,600 US stocks on Ticker Nerd’s systematic factor model. Higher is better. How the model is built and tested

Volatility
96
Value
93
Issuance
73
Growth
73
Quality
67
Accruals
62
Revisions
46
Momentum
40
Size
14

Volatility (96): The share price has been relatively steady.

Momentum (40): The shares have been drifting down relative to others.

Size (14): Larger than most of the companies we track — more scrutinised, less often mispriced.

Built and run by Aslam Ghouse, an ex-Goldman Sachs quant trader with fourteen years in markets.

Wall Street

COO stock forecast 2026-2027: analyst price targets & predictions

The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on COO, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.

Share price and the analyst range, 12 monthsAdjusted close, US dollars
$50$60$70$80$90Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26COOHigh $75Median $66Low $58

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Data provided by Twelve Data

What Wall Street says16 analysts
5 Buy11 Hold0 Sell
Low $58Median $66High $75

The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +15.4% from it.

Recent analyst actionsNewest first

Of the 20 most recent actions, 2 moved their price target up and 10 moved it down.

DateFirmActionRatingTarget
15 Sept 2026NeedhamReiteratesBuy$73
11 Sept 2026MizuhoMaintainsOutperform$85 → $75
10 Sept 2026B of A SecuritiesDowngradeNeutral$80 → $65
10 Sept 2026BairdDowngradeNeutral$85 → $61
10 Sept 2026CitigroupMaintainsNeutral$80 → $60
10 Sept 2026JP MorganMaintainsNeutral$71 → $58
10 Sept 2026NeedhamMaintainsBuy$86 → $73
10 Sept 2026Piper SandlerDowngradeNeutral$86 → $59
10 Sept 2026StifelMaintainsBuy$85 → $70
10 Sept 2026UBSMaintainsNeutral$75 → $66
10 Sept 2026Wells FargoMaintainsEqual-Weight$66 → $61
10 Sept 2026William BlairDowngradeMarket Perform—
13 Aug 2026CitigroupMaintainsNeutral—
13 Aug 2026CitigroupMaintainsNeutral$76 → $80
28 July 2026UBSInitiatesNeutral$75
28 July 2026UBSInitiatesNeutral—
8 July 2026CitigroupMaintainsNeutral$69 → $76
8 July 2026CitigroupMaintainsNeutral—
8 June 2026BNP ParibasMaintainsOutperform—
5 June 2026BairdMaintainsOutperform—

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Market Radar

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Computed off the Friday close and sent before the US open.

Market Radar reports the week’s largest rank changes across roughly 4,600 US stocks, the factor behind each one, and where the market went. COO appears on the weeks it earns a place.

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Performance

COO vs the S&P 500

Both lines are total return — dividends reinvested — so the comparison is honest on both sides.

Over the twelve months to 5 Oct 2026, The Cooper Cos., Inc. returned −19.4% against +17.0% for the S&P 500, dividends included.

COO vs S&P 500, last 12 monthsTotal return, rebased to 100
708090100110120Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26COOS&P 500

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Data provided by Twelve Data

Estimates

COO analyst estimate revisions

Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.

Which way the estimates are movingNext fiscal year
EPS revision, 90 days
−2.1%
Analysts raising
0
Analysts cutting
1
Fundamentals

The Cooper Cos., Inc. (COO) financial data

A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.

Valuation
Trailing P/E
19.6×

Cheaper than 38% of US stocks

Price / sales
2.6×

Cheaper than 45% of US stocks

Price / book
1.3×

Cheaper than 62% of US stocks

EV / EBITDA
14.5×

Cheaper than 24% of US stocks

Growth & margins
Revenue growth (YoY)
0.6%

Higher than 29% of US stocks

Earnings growth (YoY)
340.3%

Higher than 93% of US stocks

Gross margin
66.8%

Higher than 80% of US stocks

Operating margin
20.8%

Higher than 80% of US stocks

Net margin
13.5%

Higher than 76% of US stocks

Returns & dividend
Return on equity
6.8%

Higher than 56% of US stocks

Return on assets
2.7%

Higher than 64% of US stocks

Dividend yield
0.1%

Higher than 39% of US dividend payers

Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.

Key statistics

The Cooper Cos., Inc. (COO) statistics: revenue, profit & scale

The headline figures, each with its date. Every row carries its own link — cite it straight from here.

  • The Cooper Cos., Inc. has a market value of $10.8B and an enterprise value of $13.5B.

  • Revenue in the twelve months to 31 July 2026: $4.2B. The latest quarter grew 0.6% year on year.

  • Net income over the same four quarters: $570.3M, a 13.5% net margin.

  • Diluted earnings per share, trailing twelve months: $2.93.

  • Free cash flow in the twelve months to 31 July 2026: $678.0M.

  • The Cooper Cos., Inc. spent $644.0M on share buybacks in the twelve months to 31 July 2026.

  • Shares outstanding: 190.1M.

  • Trailing P/E: 19.6×; forward P/E: 12.1× — the forward figure prices analyst consensus estimates, not reported earnings.

  • Forward dividend yield: 0.11%, paying out 0% of earnings.

  • The Cooper Cos., Inc. employs 15,000 people — $282K of revenue per employee.

Statement figures: company filings via Twelve Data, four quarters to 31 July 2026 · market figures as at 5 Oct 2026

Data provided by Twelve Data

Peers

COO vs competitors

The nearest names by industry and size, scored by the same model — like for like.

Its peer group, ranked by the same modelMedical Instruments & Supplies
CompanyMarket capTKN rank
COOThe Cooper Cos., Inc.$10.8B
71
AVTRAvantor, Inc.$10.5B
82
ALGNAlign Technology, Inc.$10.3B
84
BAXBaxter International, Inc.$12.1B
90
RGENRepligen Corp.$10.2B
92
SOLVSolventum Corp.$15.2B
92
ATRAptarGroup, Inc.$7.9B
51

Look up any of the roughly 4,600 stocks we score.

The rank is the raw material. Whether the rules would actually own The Cooper Cos., Inc. — and when they’d sell — is the membership. See the Ticker Nerd 20 →

News

Latest COO news & analysis

The Cooper Companies, Inc. (COO) Shareholders Who Lost Money – Contact Law Offices of Howard G. Smith About Securities Fraud Investigation

GlobeNewsWire · 5 Oct 2026negative

Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announced it is continuing its investigation on behalf of The Cooper Companies, Inc. investors concerning possible violations of federal securities laws by the Company. The firm is contacting shareholders who lost money.

Why it matters — A securities fraud investigation into possible federal securities law violations could signal legal and reputational risk for the company and its shareholders.

Securities Fraud Investigation Into The Cooper Companies, Inc. (COO) Continues – Shareholders Who Lost Money Urged To Contact The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz

GlobeNewsWire · 2 Oct 2026negative

The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz announced it is continuing its investigation into The Cooper Companies, Inc. regarding possible violations of federal securities laws. The firm is urging shareholders who lost money to contact them.

Why it matters — COO faces an ongoing securities fraud investigation that could carry legal and regulatory consequences for the company.

Cooper Companies Director Kurzius Buys $549,300 in Shares. Is the Eye Care Stock About to Rally?

The Motley Fool · 2 Oct 2026positive

A Cooper Companies director, Kurzius, purchased 10,000 shares at $54.93 per share, a total investment of $549,300. The shares acquired equal 47% of the equity stake held by the insider before the transaction.

Why it matters — A director's sizeable purchase of company shares is often viewed by investors as a signal of insider confidence in the company's prospects.

The Cooper Companies (NASDAQ: COO) Scrutinized Over U.S. Channel Inventory Reductions Driving Stock Sharply Lower -- HBSS

GlobeNewsWire · 1 Oct 2026negative

On September 10, 2026, The Cooper Companies' shares fell $9.31 (-14.6%) after Q3 2026 results revealed U.S. channel inventory destocking and other negative surprises, erasing over $1.7 billion in market capitalization.

Why it matters — The sharp single-day decline tied to U.S. channel inventory destocking signals distribution headwinds that COO watchers should monitor.

The 15 worst-performing S&P 500 stocks during a dismal September

Market Watch · 30 Sept 2026neutral

September was a difficult month for most S&P 500 stocks: while the index rose slightly due to heavy weighting at the top, roughly 75% of its component stocks were down for the month. The article highlights the 15 worst-performing S&P 500 stocks during this period.

Why it matters — A COO watcher would care because broad market weakness among most S&P 500 members could reflect pressures affecting Cooper Cos., which is part of the index.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about COO stock

What is the COO stock price forecast for 2026-2027?

The 16 Wall Street analysts covering The Cooper Cos., Inc. have a median 12-month price target of $66, with estimates ranging from $58 to $75. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Is COO stock a buy right now?

Of the 16 analysts covering The Cooper Cos., Inc., 5 rate it a Buy, 11 a Hold and 0 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks The Cooper Cos., Inc. 71 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 3 Oct 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.

How does Ticker Nerd's model rank COO?

As at 3 Oct 2026, The Cooper Cos., Inc. ranks 71 out of 100 on Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model — a percentile across roughly 4,600 US stocks, built from its factor families. Its strongest factor family is Volatility (96 of 100).

Will COO stock go up?

No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 16 analysts implies +15.4% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks The Cooper Cos., Inc. 71 out of 100 as at 3 Oct 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.

What is the COO stock forecast for 2030?

No analyst covering The Cooper Cos., Inc. publishes a 2030 price target — Wall Street targets run 12 to 18 months out. Sites quoting a 2030 price for COO are extrapolating price history, which says nothing about the business. The furthest attributed numbers are the current analyst targets: $58 to $75 over the next 12 months.

How has COO stock performed over the past year?

The Cooper Cos., Inc. returned -19.4% over the 12 months to 5 Oct 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.

What does The Cooper Cos., Inc. do?

The Cooper Companies, Inc. is a global medical device company focused on vision care and women’s health.

What is the latest news on COO?

The most recent item we track (GlobeNewsWire, 5 Oct 2026): "The Cooper Companies, Inc. (COO) Shareholders Who Lost Money – Contact Law Offices of Howard G. Smith About Securities Fraud Investigation". Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announced it is continuing its investigation on behalf of The Cooper Companies, Inc. investors concerning possible violations of federal securities laws by the Company. The firm is contacting shareholders who lost money.

Company

About The Cooper Cos., Inc.

The Cooper Companies, Inc. is a global medical device company focused on vision care and women’s health. Through its CooperVision segment, the company develops, manufactures, and markets a broad range of contact lenses, including daily disposable, toric, multifocal, and specialty products designed to support different vision correction needs. Its CooperSurgical segment provides fertility, reproductive health, and women’s healthcare products and services, including medical devices, diagnostic tools, cryostorage solutions, and office-based surgical products. The Cooper Companies serves eye care professionals, fertility clinics, hospitals, and other healthcare providers across international markets. Headquartered in San Ramon, California, The Cooper Companies, Inc. plays an important role in specialized healthcare by combining consumer-facing vision products with clinical solutions for reproductive and women’s health.

CEO Mr. Albert G. White III · 15,000 employees · United States · https://www.coopercos.com