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The closing price of Alector Inc (NASDAQ: ALEC) was $1.43 for the day, down -8.33% from the previous closing price of $1.56. In other words, the price has decreased by -$8.33 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.52 million shares were traded. ALEC stock price reached its highest trading level at $1.57 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $1.43.
Ratios:
Our analysis of ALEC’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.34 and its Current Ratio is at 3.34. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.43 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.34.
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:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 20 ’25 when Yaffe Kristine sold 1,000 shares for $1.44 per share. The transaction valued at 1,440 led to the insider holds 95,409 shares of the business.
GRASSO MARC sold 16,488 shares of ALEC for $22,068 on Jun 02 ’25. The Chief Financial Officer now owns 296,072 shares after completing the transaction at $1.34 per share. On Jun 02 ’25, another insider, Kenkare-Mitra Sara, who serves as the President and Head of R&D of the company, sold 23,890 shares for $1.34 each. As a result, the insider received 31,974 and left with 512,252 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 142989408 and an Enterprise Value of -170513584. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.62 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.51. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at -1.93 whereas that against EBITDA is 1.228.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ALEC is 0.96, which has changed by -0.71960783 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, ALEC has reached a high of $6.37, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $0.87. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.88%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -28.71%.
Shares Statistics:
ALEC traded an average of 732.69K shares per day over the past three months and 615810 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 99.99M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 75.15M. Insiders hold about 24.84% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 67.46% stake in the company. Shares short for ALEC as of 1752537600 were 5870569 with a Short Ratio of 8.01, compared to 1749772800 on 6372729. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5870569 and a Short% of Float of 7.4200004.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
Earnings Estimates
The market rating of Alector Inc (ALEC) is currently shaped by the ongoing analysis conducted by 5.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.5, with high estimates of -$0.35 and low estimates of -$0.58.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$1.44 and -$2.14 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$1.91. EPS for the following year is -$1.32, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $0.1 and -$2.53.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in the current quarter, according to 5 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.92M to a low estimate of $2M. As of the current estimate, Alector Inc’s year-ago sales were $15.08MFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.85M. There is a high estimate of $4.17M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2M.
A total of 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ALEC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $16.2M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $9.38M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $12.56M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $100.56MBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $70.29M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $201.42M and the low estimate is $4.21M.
