Alto Ingredients Inc [ALTO] is -38.95% lower this YTD. Is it still time to buy?

Edison Baldwin

Alto Ingredients Inc [NASDAQ: ALTO] jumped around 0.03 points on Wednesday, while shares priced at $1.16 at the close of the session, up 2.65%.

Alto Ingredients Inc stock is now -38.95% down from its year-to-date (YTD) trading value. ALTO Stock saw the intraday high of $1.2 and lowest of $1.095 per share. The company’s 52-week high price is 2.01, which means current price is +52.63% above from all time high which was touched on 01/07/25.

Compared to the average trading volume of 296.34K shares, ALTO reached a trading volume of 4033757 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.

What do top market gurus say about Alto Ingredients Inc [ALTO]?

Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for ALTO shares is $4.00 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on ALTO stock is a recommendation set at 1.00. 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.

The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 0.43, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 0.39.

How has ALTO stock performed recently?

Alto Ingredients Inc [ALTO] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 13.73. With this latest performance, ALTO shares gained by 4.50% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 34.87% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -25.64% 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 ALTO stock in for the last two-week period is set at 57.25, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 0.0681, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 0.0681 for Alto Ingredients Inc [ALTO]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 1.1106, while it was recorded at 1.0780 for the last single week of trading, and 1.1601 for the last 200 days.

Alto Ingredients Inc [ALTO]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals

Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Alto Ingredients Inc [ALTO] shares currently have an operating margin of -4.23% and a Gross Margin at -1.20%. Alto Ingredients Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at -7.30%.

Alto Ingredients Inc (ALTO) Capital Structure & Debt Analysis

According to recent financial data for Alto Ingredients Inc. ( ALTO), the Return on Equity (ROE) stands at -28.22%, highlighting a negative impact on investor capital. The Return on Assets (ROA) is -16.19%, reflecting the company’s efficiency in generating profits from its assets. Additionally, Alto Ingredients Inc’s Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is -19.93%, showcasing its effectiveness in deploying capital for earnings.

Alto Ingredients Inc (ALTO) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics

Based on Alto Ingredients Inc’s (ALTO) latest financial statements, the Debt-to-Equity Ratio is 0.67%, indicating its reliance on debt financing relative to shareholder equity.

Alto Ingredients Inc (ALTO) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics

From an operational efficiency perspective, Alto Ingredients Inc. (ALTO) effectively leverages its workforce, generating an average of -$173257.0 per employee. The company’s liquidity position is robust, with a Current Ratio of 3.52% and a Quick Ratio of 2.25%, indicating strong ability to cover short-term liabilities.

Earnings analysis for Alto Ingredients Inc [ALTO]

With the latest financial reports released by the company, Alto Ingredients Inc posted -0.23/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at -0.11/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company fail the estimates by a Surprise Factor of -0.12. 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 ALTO.

Insider trade positions for Alto Ingredients Inc [ALTO]

There are presently around $34.69%, or 37.39%% of ALTO stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of ALTO stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 3.55 million shares, which is approximately 4.8314%. HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC, holding 3.41 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$4.92 million in ALTO stocks shares; and HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC, currently with $$3.04 million in ALTO stock with ownership which is approximately 2.8606%.

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