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After finishing at $87.05 in the prior trading day, Alcon Inc (NYSE: ALC) closed at $86.98, down -0.08%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.08 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.03 million shares were traded. ALC stock price reached its highest trading level at $87.27 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $86.01.
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 30.47 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 26.03. 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 43021701120 and an Enterprise Value of 47568396288. As of this moment, Alcon’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 38.66, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 23.89. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.65. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.33 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.96. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.793 whereas that against EBITDA is 20.389.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ALC is 0.95, which has changed by -0.039319634 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12153554 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 -2.55%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.53%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.68M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1640780 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 55.92% stake in the company. Shares short for ALC as of 1749772800 were 4725241 with a Short Ratio of 2.81, compared to 1747267200 on 5018830.
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 0.0035496838
