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The closing price of Alector Inc (NASDAQ: ALEC) was $3.18 for the day, up 4.95% from the previous closing price of $3.03. In other words, the price has increased by $4.95 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.11 million shares were traded. ALEC stock price reached its highest trading level at $3.255 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $2.95.
Ratios:
Our analysis of ALEC’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.78 and its Current Ratio is at 3.78. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.55 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.43.
On December 17, 2024, Mizuho Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Outperform and also lowered its target price recommendation from $9 to $2.50. Stifel Downgraded its Buy to Hold on December 16, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $4.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 02 ’25 when Wong-Sarad Grace sold 5,910 shares for $2.50 per share. The transaction valued at 14,756 led to the insider holds 103,448 shares of the business.
Berkley Neil Lindsay sold 15,842 shares of ALEC for $39,554 on Sep 02 ’25. The Principal Financial Officer now owns 346,570 shares after completing the transaction at $2.50 per share. On Sep 02 ’25, another insider, Kenkare-Mitra Sara, who serves as the President and Head of R&D of the company, sold 23,638 shares for $2.50 each. As a result, the insider received 59,019 and left with 543,339 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ALEC now has a Market Capitalization of 321855200 and an Enterprise Value of 54058208. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.97 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.52. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.666 whereas that against EBITDA is -0.428.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ALEC is 0.99, which has changed by -0.38846153 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1675967 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ALEC has reached a high of $6.37, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $0.87. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 44.22%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 88.23%.
Shares Statistics:
ALEC traded an average of 1.08M shares per day over the past three months and 1506130 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 101.21M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 76.22M. Insiders hold about 24.69% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 63.76% stake in the company. Shares short for ALEC as of 1756425600 were 5419873 with a Short Ratio of 5.03, compared to 1753920000 on 5680352. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5419873 and a Short% of Float of 6.75.
Earnings Estimates
Currently, 5.0 analysts are dedicated to thoroughly evaluating and rating the performance of Alector Inc (ALEC) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.41, with high estimates of -$0.34 and low estimates of -$0.49.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$1.4 and -$1.62 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$1.52. EPS for the following year is -$1.02, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $0.07 and -$1.91.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 9 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ALEC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $28.05M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $11.55M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $17.68M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $100.56MBased on 9 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $59.55M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $202.04M and the low estimate is $4.21M.
