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In the latest session, Alcon Inc (NYSE: ALC) closed at $90.12 up 2.26% from its previous closing price of $88.13. In other words, the price has increased by $2.26 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.35 million shares were traded. ALC stock price reached its highest trading level at $90.41 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $88.48.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Alcon Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 31.57 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 26.97. 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:
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 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 44839387136 and an Enterprise Value of 47494041600. As of this moment, Alcon’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 40.05, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 24.74. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.84. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.49 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.03. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.785 whereas that against EBITDA is 20.357.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ALC is 1.00, which has changed by -0.047558665 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.14064062 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 2.90%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.40%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, ALC has traded an average of 1.66M shares per day and 1964300 over the past ten days. 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 57.03% stake in the company. Shares short for ALC as of 1753920000 were 6889548 with a Short Ratio of 4.16, compared to 1751241600 on 6155947.
