NASDAQ:ALECAlector Stock Price, Forecast & News

Alector's stock was trading at $24.92 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, ALEC stock has increased by 20.3% and is now trading at $29.99. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Alector in the last year. There are currently 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Alector.

Alector is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, August 10th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Alector.

Alector Inc (NASDAQ:ALEC) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 13th. The company reported ($0.53) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.43) by $0.10. The business had revenue of $7.17 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.60 million. Alector had a negative net margin of 556.70% and a negative return on equity of 48.29%. View Alector's earnings history.

7 analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for Alector's stock. Their forecasts range from $28.00 to $32.00. On average, they expect Alector's stock price to reach $30.33 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 1.1% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Alector.

Media coverage about ALEC stock has trended extremely negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Alector earned a news sentiment score of -4.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the company a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term. View the latest news aboutAlector.

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(ALEC) raised $177 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday, February 7th 2019. The company issued 9,300,000 shares at a price of $18.00-$20.00 per share. Morgan Stanley, BofA Merrill Lynch, Cowen and Barclays acted as the underwriters for the IPO.

Alector trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "ALEC."

Alector's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Orbimed Advisors LLC (10.54%), Federated Hermes Inc. (5.61%), BlackRock Inc. (5.32%), RA Capital Management L.P. (5.22%), State Street Corp (1.44%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (0.70%). Company insiders that own Alector stock include Calvin Yu, David M Wehner, Orbimed Advisors Llc, Robert King, Robert Paul and Sabah Oney. View institutional ownership trends for Alector.

ALEC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Orbimed Advisors LLC, Franklin Resources Inc., Pictet Asset Management Ltd., Russell Investments Group Ltd., Morgan Stanley, UBS Group AG, Voloridge Investment Management LLC, and Ensign Peak Advisors Inc. Company insiders that have sold Alector company stock in the last year include Calvin Yu, Orbimed Advisors Llc, Robert King, Robert Paul, and Sabah Oney. View insider buying and selling activity for Alector.

ALEC stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including RA Capital Management L.P., BlackRock Inc., Federated Hermes Inc., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Geode Capital Management LLC, Invesco Ltd., Cannell Peter B & Co. Inc., and State Street Corp. Company insiders that have bought Alector stock in the last two years include David M Wehner, and Orbimed Advisors Llc. View insider buying and selling activity for Alector.

Shares of ALEC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of ALEC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $29.99.

Alector has a market capitalization of $2.37 billion and generates $21.22 million in revenue each year. The company earns $-105,390,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($1.71) on an earnings per share basis. Alector employs 91 workers across the globe.

The official website for Alector is www.alector.com.

Alector's mailing address is 131 OYSTER POINT BLVD. SUITE 600, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA, 94080. The company can be reached via phone at 415-231-5660 or via email at [email protected]