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As of close of business last night, Alector Inc’s stock clocked out at $3.02, down -3.82% from its previous closing price of $3.14. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.82 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.87 million shares were traded. ALEC stock price reached its highest trading level at $3.235 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $3.0.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of ALEC’s stock, we examine its different ratios. 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:
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 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 305661216 and an Enterprise Value of 37864232. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.77 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.29. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.467 whereas that against EBITDA is -0.299.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ALEC is 0.96, which has changed by -0.3836735 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.118204355 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ALEC has reached a high of $6.14, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $0.87. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 15.77%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 71.48%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that ALEC traded 1.18M shares on average per day over the past three months and 1125710 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 101.21M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 76.20M. Insiders hold about 24.69% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 63.77% stake in the company. Shares short for ALEC as of 1759190400 were 5479405 with a Short Ratio of 4.64, compared to 1756425600 on 5419873. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5479405 and a Short% of Float of 6.819999999999999.
Earnings Estimates
Alector Inc (ALEC) is presently subject to a detailed evaluation by 6.0 analysts, each offering their unique perspectives on its market standing.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.4, 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 -$1.51. EPS for the following year is -$1.06, with 7.0 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.
