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The price of Alcon Inc (NYSE: ALC) closed at $78.99 in the last session, down -1.30% from day before closing price of $80.03. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.30 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.86 million shares were traded. ALC stock price reached its highest trading level at $79.93 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $78.77.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at ALC’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 26.08 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 25.25. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.30 and its Current Ratio is at 2.12. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.24 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.21.
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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of 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 38948810752 and an Enterprise Value of 42542886912. As of this moment, Alcon’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 37.54, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 23.09. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.33. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.84 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.76. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.177 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.949.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ALC is 0.96, which has changed by -0.07757032 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12469888 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ALC has reached a high of $99.20, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $71.55. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.18%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -6.87%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, ALC traded on average about 2.15M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1837980 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 491.20M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 489.17M. Insiders hold about 1.10% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 56.04% stake in the company. Shares short for ALC as of 1763078400 were 6801187 with a Short Ratio of 3.17, compared to 1760486400 on 5999089.
Earnings Estimates
The performance of Alcon Inc (ALC) in the stock market is under the watchful eye of 16.0 analysts actively contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.83, with high estimates of $0.88 and low estimates of $0.78.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.15 and $3.0 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.08. EPS for the following year is $2.22, with 16.0 analysts recommending between $3.55 and -$2.58.
Revenue Estimates
According to 13 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $2.71B. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.78B to a low estimate of $2.66B. As of. The current estimate, Alcon Inc’s year-ago sales were $2.5BFor the next quarter, 13 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.71B. There is a high estimate of $2.77B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.62B.
A total of 22 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ALC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $10.49B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $10.3B, 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 $11.11B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $11.26B and the low estimate is $10.94B.
