AllianceBernstein (AB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. (NYSE: AB) is a global investment management company that provides investment products, research and related services to institutional investors, financial advisers, individual investors and private-wealth clients. Its offerings span equities, fixed income, multi-asset strategies, alternatives and other portfolio solutions.

The company serves clients through institutional and retail channels, including pension plans, governments, foundations, insurance companies, financial intermediaries and high-net-worth individuals. AllianceBernstein also provides wealth-management services and investment research, with operations and client coverage across North America, Europe, Asia and other international markets.

AllianceBernstein traces its heritage to Bernstein Research, founded in 1967, and Alliance Capital Management. The two businesses combined in 2000 to create AllianceBernstein. The company is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, and is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Seth Bernstein.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $35.90 to $36.50
• 50-Day Range: $36.02 to $38.39
• 52-Week Range: $34.92 to $44.11
• Volume: 264,641 shs
• Average Volume: 286,076 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.35 billion
• P/E Ratio: 10.66
• Dividend Yield: 9.10%
• Price Target: $39.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

AllianceBernstein Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

AllianceBernstein scored higher than 70% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 459th out of 851 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

AllianceBernstein has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.29, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for AllianceBernstein is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

AllianceBernstein has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.09%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for AllianceBernstein are expected to grow by 10.09% in the coming year, from $3.47 to $3.82 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of AllianceBernstein is 10.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.90.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of AllianceBernstein is 10.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.67.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

AllianceBernstein has a PEG Ratio of 1.18. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

AllianceBernstein has a P/B Ratio of 2.69. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.88% of the float of AllianceBernstein has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

AllianceBernstein has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.56, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in AllianceBernstein has recently increased by 78.83%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

AllianceBernstein is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 9.09%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

AllianceBernstein does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of AllianceBernstein is 97.04%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, AllianceBernstein will have a dividend payout ratio of 85.86% in the coming year. This indicates that AllianceBernstein may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.01

News Sentiment

AllianceBernstein has a news sentiment score of 0.01. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.88 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for AllianceBernstein this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 14 people have searched for AB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -39% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

18 people have added AllianceBernstein to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 500% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, AllianceBernstein insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $185,850.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.70% of the stock of AllianceBernstein is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

19.25% of the stock of AllianceBernstein is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/31/2026
• Record date for 8/27 Dividend: 8/12/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/27 Dividend: 8/12/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/27/2026
• Today: 9/13/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/22/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Asset Management & Custody Banks
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AB
• CIK: 825313
• Web: www.alliancebernstein.com
• Phone: (615) 622-0000
• Fax: 212-969-2293
• Employees: 4,468
• Year Founded: 1967

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for AllianceBernstein: $39.50
• High Price Target: $42.00
• Low Price Target: $38.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +9.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.29
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.38
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.66
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.39
• P/E Growth: 1.18
• Net Income: $299.84 million
• Net Margins: 6.60%
• Pretax Margin: 7.25%
• Return on Equity: 25.94%
• Return on Assets: 25.92%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.53 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.74
• Cash Flow: $3.64 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.89
• Book Value: $13.42 per share
• Price / Book: 2.69

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 93,070,000
• Free Float: 90,562,000
• Market Cap: $3.35 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.79