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Alto Ingredients (ALTO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$4.59 -0.03 (-0.65%)
Closing price 05/13/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$4.65 +0.06 (+1.39%)
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About Alto Ingredients Stock (NASDAQ:ALTO)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$4.44
$4.70
50-Day Range
$2.60
$5.99
52-Week Range
$0.81
$5.99
Volume
2.41 million shs
Average Volume
1.90 million shs
Market Capitalization
$354.76 million
P/E Ratio
12.41
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$10.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Alto Ingredients Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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87th Percentile Overall Score

ALTO MarketRank™: 

Alto Ingredients scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 47th out of 276 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Alto Ingredients has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Alto Ingredients has a consensus price target of $10.00, representing about 117.9% upside from its current price of $4.59.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Alto Ingredients has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Alto Ingredients' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Alto Ingredients are expected to grow by 53.70% in the coming year, from $0.54 to $0.83 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Alto Ingredients is 12.41, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.35.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Alto Ingredients is 12.41, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 18.46.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Alto Ingredients has a P/B Ratio of 1.42. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.54% of the float of Alto Ingredients has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Alto Ingredients has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.52, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Alto Ingredients has recently increased by 2.06%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Alto Ingredients does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Alto Ingredients does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • News Sentiment

    Alto Ingredients has a news sentiment score of 0.76. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.66 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Alto Ingredients this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 25 people have searched for ALTO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -11% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    7 people have added Alto Ingredients to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 600% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Alto Ingredients insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    5.26% of the stock of Alto Ingredients is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    42.44% of the stock of Alto Ingredients is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Alto Ingredients' insider trading history.
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ALTO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Alto Ingredients' stock was trading at $2.88 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, ALTO shares have increased by 59.4% and is now trading at $4.59.

Alto Ingredients, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALTO) released its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 6th. The company reported $0.05 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.08) by $0.13. The business had revenue of $224.68 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $215.65 million. Alto Ingredients had a net margin of 3.20% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.77%.
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Top institutional investors of Alto Ingredients include Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. (1.29%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.85%), Walleye Capital LLC (0.60%) and AdvisorShares Investments LLC (0.13%). Insiders that own company stock include Gilbert E Nathan and James R Sneed.
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Shares of ALTO 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 Alto Ingredients investors own include Plug Power (PLUG), Workhorse Group (WKHS), FuelCell Energy (FCEL), Ovid Therapeutics (OVID), Fortress Biotech (FBIO), KALA BIO (KALA) and Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/06/2026
Today
5/13/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
CONSM PD - MISC DIS
Sub-Industry
Chemicals
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:ALTO
CIK
778164
Employees
420
Year Founded
2003

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$10.00
Low Price Target
$10.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+117.9%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.33
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.37
Trailing P/E Ratio
12.41
Forward P/E Ratio
8.50
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$13.34 million
Net Margins
3.20%
Pretax Margin
3.13%
Return on Equity
9.77%
Return on Assets
5.81%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.29
Current Ratio
3.81
Quick Ratio
1.60

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$917.93 million
Price / Sales
0.39
Cash Flow
$0.43 per share
Price / Cash Flow
10.60
Book Value
$3.23 per share
Price / Book
1.42

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
77,290,000
Free Float
73,227,000
Market Cap
$354.76 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.14

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This page (NASDAQ:ALTO) was last updated on 5/14/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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