Alcon Inc [NYSE: ALC] slipped around -6.01 points on Wednesday, while shares priced at $87.24 at the close of the session, down -6.45%.
Compared to the average trading volume of 1.64M shares, ALC reached a trading volume of 5620939 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
What do top market gurus say about Alcon Inc [ALC]?
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for ALC shares is $106.50 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on ALC stock is a recommendation set at 1.52. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
BTIG Research have made an estimate for Alcon Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on May 14, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Needham raised their target price from $107 to $110. The new note on the price target was released on March 28, 2025, representing the official price target for Alcon Inc stock. On January 24, 2025, analysts decreased their price target for ALC shares from 108 to 106.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Alcon Inc is set at 2.35, with the Price to Sales ratio for ALC stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 4.35. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.97, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 2.85. Price to Free Cash Flow for ALC in the course of the last twelve months was 26.10 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.66.
How has ALC stock performed recently?
Alcon Inc [ALC] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -9.22. With this latest performance, ALC shares dropped by -3.69% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -5.80% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 6.38% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for ALC stock in for the last two-week period is set at 33.96, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 23.60, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 39.77 for Alcon Inc [ALC]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 92.14, while it was recorded at 93.38 for the last single week of trading, and 91.63 for the last 200 days.
Alcon Inc [ALC]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals
Alcon Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 1.66 and a Current Ratio set at 2.70.
Earnings analysis for Alcon Inc [ALC]
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for ALC. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Alcon Inc go to 11.56%.
Insider trade positions for Alcon Inc [ALC]
There are presently around $75.18%, or 75.28%% of ALC stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of ALC stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 19.11 million shares, which is approximately 3.8651%. UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS INC, holding 14.16 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$1.26 billion in ALC stocks shares; and UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS INC, currently with $$1.1 billion in ALC stock with ownership which is approximately 2.4968%.
