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After finishing at $85.54 in the prior trading day, Alcon Inc (NYSE: ALC) closed at $84.12, down -1.66%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.66 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.15 million shares were traded. ALC stock price reached its highest trading level at $85.3 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $83.6.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of ALC by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 29.47 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 25.17. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.66 and its Current Ratio is at 2.70. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.24 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.23.
On May 14, 2025, BTIG Research reiterated its Buy rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $102 to $99.
Needham reiterated its Buy rating for the stock on March 28, 2025, while the target price for the stock was revised from $107 to $110.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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 41744551936 and an Enterprise Value of 45506285568. As of this moment, Alcon’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 37.39, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 23.21. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.58. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.19 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.90. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.585 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.505.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ALC is 1.00, which has changed by -0.08951187 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19283521 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ALC has reached a high of $101.10, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $80.48. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.83%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.72%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.67M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1610770 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 495.70M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 489.33M. Insiders hold about 1.07% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 56.64% stake in the company. Shares short for ALC as of 1752537600 were 6889548 with a Short Ratio of 4.13, compared to 1749772800 on 5225777.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, ALC’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.309, compared to 0.66 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0036123449
Earnings Estimates
The performance of Alcon Inc (ALC) in the stock market is under the watchful eye of 12.0 analysts actively contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.81, with high estimates of $0.85 and low estimates of $0.76.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.27 and $3.07 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.12. EPS for the following year is $3.68, with 21.0 analysts recommending between $3.99 and $3.52.
Revenue Estimates
9 analysts predict $2.64B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.68B to a low estimate of $2.59B. As of the current estimate, Alcon Inc’s year-ago sales were $2.5BFor the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.65B. There is a high estimate of $2.7B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.61B.
A total of 19 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ALC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $10.65B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $10.36B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $10.48B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $9.91BBased on 20 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $11.3B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $11.65B and the low estimate is $11.06B.
