The stock price of Alcon Inc (NYSE: ALC) has surged by 0.23 when compared to previous closing price of 96.42, but the company has seen a 3.14% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-04-28 that SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #yourmarinecarrierofchoice–Irving Oil and Algoma Central Corporation (“Algoma”) (TSX: ALC) welcomed the first of two new product tankers into Saint John Harbour today. The vessels will service Canada’s largest refinery with deliveries to ports in Atlantic Canada and the U.S. East Coast. The vessels represent a total investment of $127 million by Algoma in partnership with Irving Oil. The Algoma East Coast and the Algoma Acadian – the latter of which will arrive later this sprin.
Is It Worth Investing in Alcon Inc (NYSE: ALC) Right Now?
Alcon Inc (NYSE: ALC) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 47.22x compared to its average ratio. ALC has 36-month beta value of 1.06. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 17 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for ALC is 489.33M, and currently, short sellers hold a 0.89% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of ALC on April 30, 2025 was 1.68M shares.
ALC’s Market Performance
ALC’s stock has seen a 3.14% increase for the week, with a 1.80% rise in the past month and a 5.76% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.44%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.67% for Alcon Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 6.11% for ALC stock, with a simple moving average of 5.72% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ALC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ALC stocks, with Needham repeating the rating for ALC by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for ALC in the upcoming period, according to Needham is $110 based on the research report published on March 28, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Needham gave a rating of “Buy” to ALC, setting the target price at $106 in the report published on January 24th of the current year.
ALC Trading at 5.74% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ALC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -4.41% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.67%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.44%, as shares surge +4.41% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +8.21% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ALC rose by +3.30%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +5.50% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $91.08. In addition, Alcon Inc saw 13.84% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ALC starting from Duplan Sergio, who proposed sale 12,600 shares at the price of $93.20 back on Mar 03 ’25. After this action, Duplan Sergio now owns shares of Alcon Inc, valued at $1,174,320 using the latest closing price.
STONESIFER TIMOTHY C., the Officer of Alcon Inc, proposed sale 20,000 shares at $92.09 during a trade that took place back on Feb 28 ’25, which means that STONESIFER TIMOTHY C. is holding shares at $1,841,800 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ALC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.14 for the present operating margin
- 0.56 for the gross margin
The net margin for Alcon Inc stands at 0.1. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 4.83, with 3.40 for asset returns.
Based on Alcon Inc (ALC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.19 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.26. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.24. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 7.36.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.68 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.62. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.15. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.77for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.33. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.77.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Alcon Inc (ALC) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
