AllianceBernstein (AB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

AllianceBernstein L.P. is a global investment management and research firm serving institutional and individual clients. Its offerings include active equity and fixed-income strategies, multi-asset solutions and alternative investments, as well as private wealth management services.

The firm was formed in 2000 through the merger of Alliance Capital Management and Sanford C. Bernstein. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, AllianceBernstein serves clients through offices and operations around the world.

Seth Bernstein has served as AllianceBernstein’s president and chief executive officer since 2017. The firm emphasizes investment research in developing and managing strategies for its clients.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $33.20 to $33.70
• 50-Day Range: $33.52 to $37.31
• 52-Week Range: $33.20 to $44.11
• Volume: 178,346 shs
• Average Volume: 269,988 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.08 billion
• P/E Ratio: 9.63
• Dividend Yield: 10.50%
• Price Target: $36.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

AllianceBernstein Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

AllianceBernstein scored higher than 58% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 607th out of 852 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

AllianceBernstein has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.17, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for AllianceBernstein is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

AllianceBernstein has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.41%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for AllianceBernstein are expected to grow by 8.41% in the coming year, from $3.45 to $3.74 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of AllianceBernstein is 9.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.03.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of AllianceBernstein is 9.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.55.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

AllianceBernstein has a PEG Ratio of 1.28. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

AllianceBernstein has a P/B Ratio of 2.55. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.68% of the float of AllianceBernstein has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

AllianceBernstein has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.36.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in AllianceBernstein has recently increased by 4.82%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

AllianceBernstein is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 10.48%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of AllianceBernstein is 104.14%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, AllianceBernstein will have a dividend payout ratio of 94.12% in the coming year. This indicates that AllianceBernstein may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.13

News Sentiment

AllianceBernstein has a news sentiment score of -0.13. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for AllianceBernstein this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

16 people have searched for AB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 23% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

17 people have added AllianceBernstein to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 1,600% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, AllianceBernstein insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.80% of the stock of AllianceBernstein is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

19.25% of the stock of AllianceBernstein is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/27 Dividend: 8/12/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/27 Dividend: 8/12/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/27/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/27/2026
• Record date for 11/19 Dividend: 11/06/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/19 Dividend: 11/06/2026
• Today: 11/14/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/19/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Asset Management & Custody Banks
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AB
• CIK: 825313
• Web: www.alliancebernstein.com
• Phone: (615) 622-0000
• Fax: 212-969-2293
• Employees: 4,468
• Year Founded: 1967

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for AllianceBernstein: $36.50
• High Price Target: $39.00
• Low Price Target: $35.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +8.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.17
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.38
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.63
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.96
• P/E Growth: 1.28
• Net Income: $299.84 million
• Net Margins: 6.47%
• Pretax Margin: 7.09%
• Return on Equity: 25.97%
• Return on Assets: 25.95%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.53 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.68
• Cash Flow: $3.64 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.20
• Book Value: $13.12 per share
• Price / Book: 2.55

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 91,930,000
• Free Float: 90,276,000
• Market Cap: $3.08 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.74