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Alector (ALEC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$1.46 +0.03 (+2.10%)
Closing price 08/7/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$1.50 +0.04 (+3.08%)
As of 08/7/2025 07:59 PM Eastern
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About Alector Stock (NASDAQ:ALEC)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$1.42
$1.47
50-Day Range
$1.35
$1.79
52-Week Range
$0.87
$6.37
Volume
646,102 shs
Average Volume
490,542 shs
Market Capitalization
$145.99 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$4.17
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Alector Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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83rd Percentile Overall Score

ALEC MarketRank™: 

Alector scored higher than 83% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 176th out of 921 stocks in the medical sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Alector has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.29, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 2 sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Alector has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Alector's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Alector are expected to decrease in the coming year, from ($1.88) to ($1.98) per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Alector is -1.16, 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 Alector is -1.16, 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

    Alector has a P/B Ratio of 1.13. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    7.81% of the float of Alector has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Alector has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.2.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Alector has recently decreased by 5.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Alector does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    7.81% of the float of Alector has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Alector has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.2.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Alector has recently decreased by 5.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Alector has a news sentiment score of 0.60. 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 0.39 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Alector this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    2 people have searched for ALEC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    4 people have added Alector to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Alector insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,440.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 9.10% of the stock of Alector is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    85.83% of the stock of Alector is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Alector's insider trading history.
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ALEC Stock News Headlines

Brokerages Set Alector, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALEC) PT at $4.17
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Mizuho Upgrades Alector (NASDAQ:ALEC) to "Outperform"
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ALEC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Alector's stock was trading at $1.89 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, ALEC shares have decreased by 22.8% and is now trading at $1.46.

Alector, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALEC) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 7th. The company reported ($0.30) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.45) by $0.15. The company earned $7.87 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.76 million. Alector had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 100.58% and a negative net margin of 139.74%.
Read the conference call transcript
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Alector subsidiaries include these companies: Alector LLC.

Alector (ALEC) raised $177 million in an initial public offering 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 served as the underwriters for the IPO.

Top institutional investors of Alector include Acadian Asset Management LLC (2.17%), TD Asset Management Inc (0.65%), Los Angeles Capital Management LLC (0.15%) and Bank of Montreal Can (0.05%). Insiders that own company stock include Polaris Venture Management Co, Arnon Rosenthal, Sara Kenkare-Mitra, Marc Grasso, Gary Romano, Kristine Yaffe and Paula Hammond.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of ALEC 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 Alector investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Enovix (ENVX), Meta Platforms (META), Rambus (RMBS), Saia (SAIA) and Tesla (TSLA).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/07/2025
Today
8/08/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Medical
Industry
MED - BIOMED/GENE
Sub-Industry
Pharmaceutical Products
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:ALEC
CIK
1653087
Fax
N/A
Employees
270
Year Founded
2013

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$10.00
Low Price Target
$1.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+185.4%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.29
Research Coverage
7 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
($1.26)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
-$119.05 million
Net Margins
-139.74%
Pretax Margin
-139.60%
Return on Equity
-100.58%
Return on Assets
-25.15%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.10
Current Ratio
3.34
Quick Ratio
3.34

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$100.56 million
Price / Sales
1.45
Cash Flow
N/A
Price / Cash Flow
N/A
Book Value
$1.29 per share
Price / Book
1.13

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
99,990,000
Free Float
90,894,000
Market Cap
$145.99 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.86

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This page (NASDAQ:ALEC) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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