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In the latest session, Alector Inc (NASDAQ: ALEC) closed at $2.16 down -1.82% from its previous closing price of $2.20. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.82 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.7 million shares were traded. ALEC stock price reached its highest trading level at $2.27 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $2.06.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Alector Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.29 and its Current Ratio is at 3.29. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.29 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.22.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, BofA Securities on December 04, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Underperform and sets its target price to $1 from $9 previously.
On November 29, 2024, H.C. Wainwright reiterated its Buy rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $35 to $7.
Morgan Stanley Downgraded its Equal-Weight to Underweight on November 26, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $10 to $3.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 02 ’24 when GRASSO MARC sold 16,489 shares for $2.52 per share. The transaction valued at 41,542 led to the insider holds 330,651 shares of the business.
Rosenthal Arnon sold 52,172 shares of ALEC for $131,442 on Dec 02 ’24. The Chief Executive Officer now owns 2,507,074 shares after completing the transaction at $2.52 per share. On Dec 02 ’24, another insider, Kenkare-Mitra Sara, who serves as the President and Head of R&D of the company, sold 26,500 shares for $2.52 each. As a result, the insider received 66,764 and left with 565,215 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 211534432 and an Enterprise Value of -211028576. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.38 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.78. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at -3.431 whereas that against EBITDA is 1.19.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, ALEC has reached a high of $8.90, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $2.00. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -50.81%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -58.37%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, ALEC has traded an average of 956.81K shares per day and 3000720 over the past ten days. A total of 97.93M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 75.45M. Insiders hold about 23.07% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 72.96% stake in the company. Shares short for ALEC as of 1731628800 were 4021694 with a Short Ratio of 4.20, compared to 1728950400 on 4845433. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4021694 and a Short% of Float of 5.84.
