NASDAQ:ALTO Alto Ingredients (ALTO) Stock Price, News & Analysis $4.00 -0.02 (-0.50%) Closing price 09/18/2026 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.03 +0.03 (+0.63%) As of 09/18/2026 07:30 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Alto Ingredients Stock (NASDAQ:ALTO) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Alto Ingredients alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$3.91▼$4.0350-Day Range$3.90▼$5.8752-Week Range$0.92▼$6.11Volume3.18 million shsAverage Volume1.26 million shsMarket Capitalization$310.28 millionP/E Ratio5.97Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$10.00Consensus RatingHold Company Overview Alto Ingredients, Inc. is a renewable fuels and specialty alcohols company that produces and markets low-carbon ethanol and related products. Its offerings are used as transportation fuel, fuel additives, industrial and beverage alcohol, and in other commercial applications. The company also produces co-products from its ethanol manufacturing operations, including distillers grains used as animal feed and corn oil used in feed, fuel and industrial markets. Alto Ingredients has pursued opportunities to develop lower-carbon products and improve the value of its agricultural and renewable fuel operations. Previously known as Pacific Ethanol, the company adopted the Alto Ingredients name in 2020 to reflect its broader focus beyond conventional ethanol production. Its operations and customer relationships serve markets in the United States, with production assets located in the western and Midwestern regions.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Alto Ingredients Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks75th Percentile Overall ScoreALTO MarketRank™: Alto Ingredients scored higher than 75% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 77th out of 252 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.8 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingAlto 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 PotentialAlto Ingredients has a consensus price target of $10.00, representing about 150.0% upside from its current price of $4.00.Amount of Analyst CoverageAlto 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 and Valuation1.3 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth-28.21% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Alto Ingredients are expected to decrease by -28.21% in the coming year, from $0.39 to $0.28 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Alto Ingredients is 5.97, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.67.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Alto Ingredients is 5.97, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 21.10.Price to Book Value per Share RatioAlto Ingredients 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.Read more about Alto Ingredients' valuation and earnings. Short Interest1.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted8.51% of the float of Alto Ingredients has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverAlto Ingredients has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.07.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Alto Ingredients has recently increased by 8.44%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldAlto Ingredients does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthAlto Ingredients does not have a long track record of dividend growth. News and Social Media3.8 / 5News Sentiment1.13 News SentimentAlto Ingredients has a news sentiment score of 1.13. 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 0.74 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Alto Ingredients this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 4 people have searched for ALTO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows8 people have added Alto Ingredients to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Company Ownership3.5 / 5Insider TradingAcquiring Shares Net Insider BuyingOver the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $246,800.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0795% of the company's market cap.Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Alto Ingredients insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $246,800.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders4.28% of the stock of Alto Ingredients is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions42.44% 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. Receive ALTO Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Alto Ingredients and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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ALTO Stock News HeadlinesAlto Ingredients: Profit Is Still Cyclical But Valuation Is Becoming InterestingSeptember 16, 2026 | seekingalpha.comAlto Ingredients: The Market Is Overestimating An Essential Item, And Why I Am BearishSeptember 16, 2026 | seekingalpha.com$40,000,000,000,000The national debt just hit 40 trillion dollars, and the U.S. now spends more on interest payments than on its entire military budget. Central banks have bought over 1,000 tonnes of gold a year for three years running, trading paper for metal.September 20 at 1:00 AM | American Alternative (Ad)Gilbert Nathan Purchases 10,000 Shares of Alto Ingredients (NASDAQ:ALTO) StockSeptember 15, 2026 | insidertrades.comAlto Ingredients, Inc. to Participate in the H.C. Wainwright 28th Annual Global Investment ConferenceSeptember 14, 2026 | globenewswire.comAlto Ingredients: The Ethanol Underdog Just Strung Together 4 Straight Winning QuartersSeptember 4, 2026 | seekingalpha.comAlto Ingredients, Inc. (ALTO) Stock Price, News, Quote & History - Yahoo FinanceAugust 26, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comAlto Ingredients: Strong Quarter, Decent Prospects - Buy The DipAugust 10, 2026 | seekingalpha.comSee More Headlines ALTO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have ALTO shares performed this year? Alto Ingredients' stock was trading at $2.88 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, ALTO shares have increased by 38.9% and is now trading at $4.00. How were Alto Ingredients' earnings last quarter? Alto Ingredients, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALTO) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August, 5th. The company reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.08 by $0.07. The business earned $245.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $231.24 million. Alto Ingredients had a net margin of 5.51% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 18.54%. Read the conference call transcript. Who are Alto Ingredients' major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of Alto Ingredients include BlackRock Inc. (7.09%), Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. (1.10%), Algert Global LLC (0.62%) and Empowered Funds LLC (0.57%). Insiders that own company stock include Gilbert E Nathan and James R Sneed. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Alto Ingredients? 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. What other stocks do shareholders of Alto Ingredients own? 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 Earnings8/05/2026Today9/20/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)11/04/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Yellow Zone (2w+) 1-Year History Sep 25 Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26 For the last 2 weeks, ALTO's financial health has been in the Yellow zone, according to TradeSmith. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorEnergy Industry Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels Sub-IndustryOil & Gas Refining & Marketing Current SymbolNASDAQ:ALTO CIK778164 Webwww.altoingredients.com Phone(916) 403-2123Fax916-446-3937Employees390Year Founded2003Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Alto Ingredients$10.00 High Price Target$10.00 Low Price Target$10.00 Potential Upside/Downside+150.0%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.33 Research Coverage3 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$0.67 Trailing P/E Ratio5.97 Forward P/E Ratio10.26 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$13.34 million Net Margins5.51% Pretax Margin5.45% Return on Equity18.54% Return on Assets11.61% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.23 Current Ratio3.19 Quick Ratio2.17 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$917.93 million Price / Sales0.34 Cash Flow$0.44 per share Price / Cash Flow9.18 Book Value$3.17 per share Price / Book1.26Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares77,570,000Free Float74,248,000Market Cap$310.28 million OptionableOptionable Beta0.16 Social Links 7 Stocks That Will Be Magnificent in 2026Discover the next wave of investment opportunities with our report, 7 Stocks That Will Be Magnificent in 2026. 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