Why BHC rose 18.1% on Oct 28 2026: earnings beat
BHC+18.1%on Wed Oct 28 2026
Bausch Health Companies Inc was up 18.1% on the day at $7.45, ranked #2 on 5.3× its usual five-minute volume, when TapeRank recorded this unexplained move at 16:01 ET during after hours. TapeRank recorded 2 events for BHC that day, between 16:01 and 16:01 ET, and each is in the timeline below.
THE DAY ON THE LIST · 2 EVENTS
- 16:01 ETUNEXPLAINED MOVE · AFTER-HOURS
$7.45 · ▲ 18.1% ON THE DAY · 5.3× 5M RVOL · RANK #2
JUSTIFIEDCONFIDENCE5/5BHC rose 28.4% after reporting Q3 adjusted EPS of $1.77 versus $1.29 expected and sales of $2.941 billion versus $2.757 billion expected. The company also raised FY2026 sales guidance, providing a concrete fundamental catalyst for the move.
WHYA 28.4% gain is large, but a 37% EPS beat, 6.7% sales beat, and raised full-year guidance provide substantial support for it.ANALYZED 16:06 ET · <1 MIN AGO · OPENAI/GPT-5.6-LUNATHE ROW AND SESSION LEVELS AT 16:01 ET
LAST7.45DAY▲ 18.1%5 MIN▲ 8.28%5M RVOL5.3×5M $VOL$4.2MFLOAT*374.1MRANK#2SESSIONAFTER-HOURSVWAP6.71HOD6.95LOD6.25OR HIGH6.42OR LOW6.25PREV CLOSE6.31PM HIGH—PM LOW—GAP▼ 0.32%* FLOAT IS SHARES OUTSTANDING; TRUE FREE FLOAT IS NOT AVAILABLE
— MEANS THE LEVEL DID NOT EXIST YET AT THAT INSTANT, NOT ZERO
- 16:01 ETMOVER · AFTER-HOURS
$7.59 · ▲ 20.3% ON THE DAY · 5.9× 5M RVOL · RANK #2
The same verdict as at 16:01 ET.
THE ROW AND SESSION LEVELS AT 16:01 ET
LAST7.59DAY▲ 20.3%5 MIN▲ 10.32%5M RVOL5.9×5M $VOL$4.2MFLOAT*374.1MRANK#2SESSIONAFTER-HOURSVWAP6.71HOD6.95LOD6.25OR HIGH6.42OR LOW6.25PREV CLOSE6.31PM HIGH—PM LOW—GAP▼ 0.32%* FLOAT IS SHARES OUTSTANDING; TRUE FREE FLOAT IS NOT AVAILABLE
— MEANS THE LEVEL DID NOT EXIST YET AT THAT INSTANT, NOT ZERO
THE SESSION
- 09:30 ETOpened at $6.29, -0.3% on the previous close of $6.31
- 09:30 ETRegular-session low, $6.25
- 15:59 ETRegular-session high, $6.97
- 15:59 ETLast trade of the regular session, $6.95, +10.1% on the previous close of $6.31
- Volume: 6.5M shares in regular hours
BHC opened slightly below the prior close at $6.29 and dipped to $6.25 before climbing through the session, reaching $6.97 and ending regular trading at $6.95, up 10.1% on 6.5 million shares. TapeRank recorded no regular-session halts, then marked an after-hours move at 16:01 ET from $7.45 to $7.59, the day’s largest recorded gain at 20.3%. Although no filing or news appeared in the prior 24 hours, TapeRank later read the move as justified by an earnings beat: Q3 adjusted EPS and sales exceeded expectations, and BHC raised FY2026 sales guidance.
WRITTEN WED OCT 28 2026 20:00 ET BY OPENAI/GPT-5.6-LUNA FROM THE FACTS ON THIS PAGE
FILINGS AND NEWS · 24H BEFORE THE MOVE
No SEC filings or wire news in the 24 hours before this was recorded. A move on news that never reached the wire shows nothing here, which is what UNEXPLAINED means.
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