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Alto Ingredients (ALTO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$0.97 +0.05 (+5.66%)
Closing price 05/23/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$0.96 -0.01 (-1.44%)
As of 05/23/2025 07:04 PM Eastern
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About Alto Ingredients Stock (NASDAQ:ALTO)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$0.87
$0.99
50-Day Range
$0.78
$1.36
52-Week Range
$0.76
$2.05
Volume
291,200 shs
Average Volume
604,912 shs
Market Capitalization
$74.31 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$5.50
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

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. The company also provides fuel-grade ethanol used as transportation fuel and distillers corn oil used as a biodiesel feedstock, as well as fuel-grade ethanol produced by third parties. In addition, it offers transportation, storage, and delivery services through third-party service providers. The company sells ethanol to integrated oil companies and gasoline marketers; essential ingredient feed products to dairies and feedlots; and corn oil to poultry, renewable diesel, and biodiesel customers. It operates alcohol production facilities. The company was formerly known as Pacific Ethanol, Inc. and changed its name to Alto Ingredients, Inc. in January 2021. Alto Ingredients, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Pekin, Illinois.

Alto Ingredients Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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60th Percentile Overall Score

ALTO MarketRank™: 

Alto Ingredients scored higher than 60% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 144th out of 275 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 Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Alto Ingredients has only been the subject of 1 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 in the coming year, from ($0.37) to $0.34 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Alto Ingredients is -1.87, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Alto Ingredients is -1.87, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Alto Ingredients has a P/B Ratio of 0.26. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Alto Ingredients' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.41% 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 1.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Alto Ingredients has recently decreased by 6.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Alto Ingredients does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.41% 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 1.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Alto Ingredients has recently decreased by 6.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
    • 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

      Only 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 $1.56 at the start of the year. Since then, ALTO shares have decreased by 37.8% and is now trading at $0.97.
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    Alto Ingredients, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALTO) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 7th. The company reported ($0.16) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.15) by $0.01. The business had revenue of $226.54 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $222.19 million. Alto Ingredients had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.22% and a negative net margin of 3.61%.
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    Top institutional investors of Alto Ingredients include GSA Capital Partners LLP (0.67%), Invesco Ltd. (0.44%), Empowered Funds LLC (0.36%) and OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp (0.23%). Insiders that own company stock include Gilbert E Nathan, Auste M Graham and Maria G Gray.
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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
    5/07/2025
    Today
    5/24/2025
    Next Earnings (Estimated)
    8/05/2025
    Fiscal Year End
    12/31/2025

    Industry, Sector and Symbol

    Stock Exchange
    NASDAQ
    Industry
    Industrial organic chemicals
    Sub-Industry
    Chemicals
    Current Symbol
    NASDAQ:ALTO
    Employees
    420
    Year Founded
    N/A

    Price Target and Rating

    Average Stock Price Target
    $5.50
    High Stock Price Target
    $5.50
    Low Stock Price Target
    $5.50
    Potential Upside/Downside
    +467.0%
    Consensus Rating
    Buy
    Rating Score (0-4)
    3.00
    Research Coverage
    1 Analysts

    Profitability

    Trailing P/E Ratio
    N/A
    Forward P/E Ratio
    N/A
    P/E Growth
    N/A
    Net Income
    $-28,000,000.00
    Pretax Margin
    -3.60%

    Debt

    Sales & Book Value

    Annual Sales
    $951.17 million
    Cash Flow
    $0.03 per share
    Price / Cash Flow
    37.11
    Book Value
    $3.69 per share
    Price / Book
    0.26

    Miscellaneous

    Free Float
    72,930,000
    Market Cap
    $74.31 million
    Optionable
    Optionable
    Beta
    1.56
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    This page (NASDAQ:ALTO) was last updated on 5/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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