The price-to-earnings ratio for Alexander & Baldwin Inc (NYSE: ALEX) is 20.24x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for ALEX is 1.00. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for ALEX is 71.39M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.09% of that float. On April 18, 2025, ALEX’s average trading volume was 488.95K shares.
ALEX) stock’s latest price update
Alexander & Baldwin Inc (NYSE: ALEX)’s stock price has soared by 1.26 in relation to previous closing price of 16.62. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 5.19% in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2025-04-16 that HONOLULU, April 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (NYSE: ALEX) (“A&B” or “Company”), a Hawai’i-based owner, operator, and developer of high-quality commercial real estate in Hawai’i, announced the execution of a 75-year ground lease for 4.7 acres at its Maui Business Park Phase II project in Kahului, Maui. The lease agreement is with a prominent self-storage developer.
ALEX’s Market Performance
ALEX’s stock has risen by 5.19% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -3.22% and a quarterly drop of -4.97%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.10% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.57% for Alexander & Baldwin Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.14% for ALEX’s stock, with a -8.34% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ALEX
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ALEX stocks, with Alliance Global Partners repeating the rating for ALEX by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for ALEX in the upcoming period, according to Alliance Global Partners is $22 based on the research report published on August 08, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Piper Sandler, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ALEX reach a price target of $22, previously predicting the price at $17. The rating they have provided for ALEX stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on July 26th, 2024.
Janney gave a rating of “Buy” to ALEX, setting the target price at $20 in the report published on December 12th of the previous year.
ALEX Trading at -3.46% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ALEX to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -17.09% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.57%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.10%, as shares sank -2.94% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -6.45% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ALEX rose by +5.19%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by unch in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $16.85. In addition, Alexander & Baldwin Inc saw -5.13% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ALEX starting from CHING MEREDITH J, who sale 700 shares at the price of $16.04 back on Apr 10 ’25. After this action, CHING MEREDITH J now owns 151,049 shares of Alexander & Baldwin Inc, valued at $11,230 using the latest closing price.
CHING MEREDITH J, the Officer of Alexander & Baldwin Inc, proposed sale 700 shares at $16.31 during a trade that took place back on Apr 10 ’25, which means that CHING MEREDITH J is holding shares at $11,417 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ALEX
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.4 for the present operating margin
- 0.53 for the gross margin
The net margin for Alexander & Baldwin Inc stands at 0.26. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 6.38, with 3.86 for asset returns.
Based on Alexander & Baldwin Inc (ALEX), the company’s capital structure generated 0.32 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.21. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.47. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.75.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 126.01 million with net debt to EBITDA at 3.81. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 7.04. The receivables turnover for the company is 11.6for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.14.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Alexander & Baldwin Inc (ALEX) has been mixed in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
