HC Wainwright Expects Lower Earnings for Alto Ingredients

Alto Ingredients, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALTO - Free Report) - Equities researchers at HC Wainwright dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Alto Ingredients in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, May 8th. HC Wainwright analyst A. Dayal now anticipates that the company will post earnings of ($0.18) per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of ($0.09). HC Wainwright currently has a "Buy" rating and a $5.50 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Alto Ingredients' current full-year earnings is ($0.37) per share. HC Wainwright also issued estimates for Alto Ingredients' Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.06) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.02 EPS and FY2025 earnings at ($0.39) EPS.

Alto Ingredients (NASDAQ:ALTO - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported ($0.16) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.15) by ($0.01). Alto Ingredients had a negative net margin of 3.61% and a negative return on equity of 11.22%. The company had revenue of $226.54 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $222.19 million.

Alto Ingredients Trading Down 5.3%

Alto Ingredients stock traded down $0.05 during trading on Monday, reaching $0.82. The company had a trading volume of 858,568 shares, compared to its average volume of 602,405. Alto Ingredients has a 12-month low of $0.76 and a 12-month high of $2.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 2.15 and a current ratio of 3.22. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $1.02 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $1.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $62.67 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.57 and a beta of 1.56.

Institutional Trading of Alto Ingredients

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. lifted its position in Alto Ingredients by 20.7% during the 4th quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. now owns 1,601,379 shares of the company's stock worth $2,498,000 after acquiring an additional 274,918 shares in the last quarter. Peapod Lane Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Alto Ingredients in the fourth quarter valued at $1,465,000. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Alto Ingredients by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 893,951 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,395,000 after acquiring an additional 8,435 shares during the last quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP raised its stake in shares of Alto Ingredients by 30.1% in the 1st quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 515,334 shares of the company's stock valued at $587,000 after purchasing an additional 119,149 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC grew its stake in Alto Ingredients by 39.9% in the fourth quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 405,182 shares of the company's stock worth $632,000 after purchasing an additional 115,578 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.44% of the company's stock.

Alto Ingredients Company Profile

Alto Ingredients, Inc produces, distributes, and markets specialty alcohols, renewable fuel, and essential ingredients in the United States. The company operates in three segments: Marketing and Distribution, Pekin Campus Production, and Western Production. It offers specialty alcohols used in mouthwash, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, hand sanitizers, disinfectants, and cleaners for health, home, and beauty markets; grain neutral spirits used in alcoholic beverages and vinegar, as well as corn germ used in corn oils in the food and beverage markets; alcohols and other products for paint applications and fertilizers in the industrial and agriculture markets; and essential ingredients include dried yeast, corn protein meal, corn protein feed, distiller's grains, and liquid feed for commercial animal feed and pet food applications, as well as yeast for human consumption.