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Altimmune (ALT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$2.78 +0.05 (+1.64%)
As of 10:21 AM Eastern
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About Altimmune Stock (NASDAQ:ALT)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$2.73
$2.81
50-Day Range
$2.60
$3.88
52-Week Range
$2.56
$7.73
Volume
340,569 shs
Average Volume
4.41 million shs
Market Capitalization
$362.33 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$16.67
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Altimmune Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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71st Percentile Overall Score

ALT MarketRank™: 

Altimmune scored higher than 71% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 210th out of 851 stocks in the medical sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Altimmune has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 7 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 2 sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Altimmune has a consensus price target of $16.67, representing about 508.3% upside from its current price of $2.74.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Altimmune has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Altimmune's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Altimmune are expected to decrease in the coming year, from ($0.76) to ($0.81) per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Altimmune is -2.95, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Altimmune is -2.95, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Altimmune has a P/B Ratio of 1.26. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    27.69% of the float of Altimmune has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Altimmune has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.93.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Altimmune has recently increased by 23.36%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Altimmune does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • News Sentiment

    Altimmune has a news sentiment score of 0.22. 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 0.38 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 21 news articles for Altimmune this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    48 people have searched for ALT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 30% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    7 people have added Altimmune to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 75% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Cluster Insider Buying

    2 insiders have purchased shares of Altimmune in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

  • Net Insider Buying

    Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $88,500.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0248% of the company's market cap.

  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Altimmune insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $88,500.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    1.60% of the stock of Altimmune is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    78.05% of the stock of Altimmune is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Altimmune's insider trading history.
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ALT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Altimmune's stock was trading at $3.61 at the start of the year. Since then, ALT stock has decreased by 24.1% and is now trading at $2.74.

Altimmune, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALT) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 13th. The company reported ($0.18) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.25) by $0.07. Altimmune had a negative net margin of 214,860.98% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 42.57%.
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Altimmune shares reverse split on the morning of Friday, September 14th 2018.The 1-30 reverse split was announced on Thursday, September 13th 2018. The number of shares owned by shareholders was adjusted after the market closes on Thursday, September 13th 2018. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the reverse split would have 3 shares after the split.

Top institutional shareholders of Altimmune include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.80%), Bank of America Corp DE (0.44%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.32%) and Beirne Wealth Consulting Services LLC (0.32%). Insiders that own company stock include David Drutz, Jerome Benedict Durso, Gregory L Weaver, Wayne Pisano, John Gill and Diane Jorkasky.
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Shares of ALT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Altimmune investors own include Invesco QQQ (QQQ), Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), Pfizer (PFE) and SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/13/2026
Today
5/20/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Medical
Industry
MED - DRUGS
Sub-Industry
Pharmaceutical Products
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:ALT
CIK
1326190
Employees
50
Year Founded
1997

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$24.00
Low Price Target
$11.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+502.8%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
10 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
($0.93)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
-$88.09 million
Net Margins
-214,860.98%
Pretax Margin
-253,002.78%
Return on Equity
-42.57%
Return on Assets
-35.57%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.12
Current Ratio
29.56
Quick Ratio
29.56

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$40 thousand
Price / Sales
8,993.16
Cash Flow
N/A
Price / Cash Flow
N/A
Book Value
$2.18 per share
Price / Book
1.27

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
130,100,000
Free Float
128,023,000
Market Cap
$359.73 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.18

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This page (NASDAQ:ALT) was last updated on 5/20/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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