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Alcon Inc (NYSE: ALC) closed the day trading at $81.45 up 0.85% from the previous closing price of $80.76. In other words, the price has increased by $0.85 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.18 million shares were traded. ALC stock price reached its highest trading level at $81.7 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $80.94.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of ALC, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 28.61 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 24.90. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.61 and its Current Ratio is at 2.60. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.24 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.23.
BTIG Research reiterated its Buy rating for the stock on May 14, 2025, while the target price for the stock was revised from $102 to $99.
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 40687775744 and an Enterprise Value of 43794743296. As of this moment, Alcon’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 37.80, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 23.06. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.87. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.02 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.82. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.369 whereas that against EBITDA is 18.7.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ALC is 1.00, which has changed by -0.15918243 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15624678 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 $78.11. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.23%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.06%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, ALC traded about 1.85M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, ALC traded about 3285680 shares per day. A total of 494.40M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 489.24M. Insiders hold about 1.08% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 57.00% stake in the company. Shares short for ALC as of 1753920000 were 6889548 with a Short Ratio of 3.72, compared to 1751241600 on 6155947.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of Alcon Inc (ALC) is currently being evaluated by a team of 15.0 analysts, each contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.86, with high estimates of $0.89 and low estimates of $0.84.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.2 and $3.08 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.12. EPS for the following year is $3.66, with 23.0 analysts recommending between $3.92 and $3.55.
Revenue Estimates
12 analysts predict $2.63B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.65B to a low estimate of $2.6B. As of the current estimate, Alcon Inc’s year-ago sales were $2.45BFor the next quarter, 12 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.76B. There is a high estimate of $2.78B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.72B.
A total of 19 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ALC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $10.54B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $10.31B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $10.44B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $9.91BBased on 20 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $11.26B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $11.63B and the low estimate is $10.99B.
