Alico (ALCO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Alico, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALCO) is an agribusiness and land management company focused primarily on citrus production in Florida. Through its agricultural operations, the company grows, harvests and sells citrus, including oranges, grapefruit and specialty citrus varieties, for use in fresh markets and juice processing.

The company also manages and develops its land holdings for agricultural and other purposes. Its operations include citrus grove management, land conservation and related activities, with revenues influenced by crop yields, weather conditions, citrus disease and market demand. Alico’s business is concentrated in Florida, one of the leading citrus-producing regions in the United States.

Alico traces its history to the early 1960s and has evolved into one of Florida’s larger citrus growers and landholders. The company operates through its agricultural and citrus-related businesses and emphasizes long-term stewardship of its land and natural resources.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $39.03 to $40.25
• 50-Day Range: $37.76 to $41.58
• 52-Week Range: $31.32 to $45.01
• Volume: 25,789 shs
• Average Volume: 15,574 shs
• Market Capitalization: $292.35 million
• P/E Ratio: 179.10
• Dividend Yield: 0.51%
• Price Target: $45.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Alico Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Alico scored higher than 53% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 98th out of 174 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Alico has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Alico has a consensus price target of $45.00, representing about 14.2% upside from its current price of $39.40.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Alico has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Alico are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($3.52) to ($1.80) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Alico is 179.10, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.85.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Alico is 179.10, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 14.02.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Alico has a P/B Ratio of 2.79. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.52% of the float of Alico has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Alico has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.92, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Alico has recently increased by 5.54%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Alico has a dividend yield of 0.50%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Alico is 90.91%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.21

News Sentiment

Alico has a news sentiment score of 1.21. 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 Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Alico this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Alico to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $49,662.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0170% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Alico insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $49,662.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

6.70% of the stock of Alico is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

62.28% of the stock of Alico is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/16 Dividend: 7/02/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/16 Dividend: 7/02/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/16/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/10/2026
• Today: 9/16/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2026
• Record date for 10/16 Dividend: 10/02/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/16 Dividend: 10/02/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/16/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/23/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Food Products
• Sub-Industry: Agricultural Products & Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ALCO
• CIK: 3545
• Web: www.alicoinc.com
• Phone: (239) 226-2000
• Fax: 863-675-6928
• Employees: 172
• Year Founded: 1960

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Alico: $45.00
• High Price Target: $45.00
• Low Price Target: $45.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +14.2%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.22
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 179.10
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$147.33 million
• Net Margins: 8.98%
• Pretax Margin: -7.45%
• Return on Equity: -20.77%
• Return on Assets: -11.09%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.81
• Current Ratio: 7.96
• Quick Ratio: 7.93

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $44.07 million
• Price / Sales: 6.63
• Cash Flow: $7.38 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.34
• Book Value: $14.12 per share
• Price / Book: 2.79

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 7,420,000
• Free Float: 6,922,000
• Market Cap: $292.35 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.92