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As of close of business last night, Alcon Inc’s stock clocked out at $75.0, down -0.27% from its previous closing price of $75.2. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.27 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.27 million shares were traded. ALC stock price reached its highest trading level at $75.35 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $74.77.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of ALC’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 26.35 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 22.93. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.61 and its Current Ratio is at 2.60. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.24 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.23.
BTIG Research reiterated its Buy rating for the stock on May 14, 2025, while the target price for the stock was revised from $102 to $99.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 03 ’25 when Duplan Sergio bought 12,600 shares for $93.20 per share.
STONESIFER TIMOTHY C. bought 20,000 shares of ALC for $1,841,800 on Feb 28 ’25. On Feb 27 ’25, another insider, Attias Laurent, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 9,000 shares for $91.88 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ALC now has a Market Capitalization of 37351862272 and an Enterprise Value of 40946999296. As of this moment, Alcon’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 34.80, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.40. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.64. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.70 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.68. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.084 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.484.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ALC is 0.99, which has changed by -0.24303591 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15535986 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ALC has reached a high of $100.71, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $75.14. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -10.04%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -14.42%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that ALC traded 1.91M shares on average per day over the past three months and 1827730 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 494.40M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 489.23M. Insiders hold about 1.08% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 57.25% stake in the company. Shares short for ALC as of 1756425600 were 5001522 with a Short Ratio of 2.62, compared to 1753920000 on 7040062.
Earnings Estimates
. The current rating of Alcon Inc (ALC) is the result of assessments by 15.0 analysts actively engaged in evaluating its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.87, with high estimates of $0.9 and low estimates of $0.83.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.2 and $2.29 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.07. EPS for the following year is $2.57, with 17.0 analysts recommending between $3.55 and $1.51.
Revenue Estimates
In. The current quarter, 12 analysts expect revenue to total $2.6B. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.65B to a low estimate of $2.58B. As of. The current estimate, Alcon Inc’s year-ago sales were $2.45BFor the next quarter, 12 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.73B. There is a high estimate of $2.78B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.66B.
A total of 20 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ALC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $10.49B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $10.31B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $10.37B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $9.91BBased on 22 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $11.18B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $11.63B and the low estimate is $10.91B.
