Alexander & Baldwin (ALEX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. engages in the real estate business. It operates through the Commercial Real Estate and Land Operations segments. The Commercial Real Estate segment includes investments and acquisitions, construction and development, and in-house leasing and property management. The Land Operations segment consists of legacy landholdings, assets, and liabilities subject to the company's simplification and monetization effort. The company was founded by Samuel Thomas Alexander and Henry Perrine Baldwin in 1870 and is headquartered in Honolulu, HI.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $17.90 to $18.16
• 50-Day Range: $17.31 to $18.51
• 52-Week Range: $15.70 to $20.11
• Volume: 538,043 shs
• Average Volume: 446,603 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.31 billion
• P/E Ratio: 16.81
• Dividend Yield: 5.00%
• Price Target: $23.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Alexander & Baldwin Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Alexander & Baldwin scored higher than 71% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 444th out of 918 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: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Alexander & Baldwin has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Alexander & Baldwin has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -17.04%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Alexander & Baldwin are expected to decrease by -17.04% in the coming year, from $1.35 to $1.12 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Alexander & Baldwin is 16.81, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.12.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Alexander & Baldwin is 16.81, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.76.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Alexander & Baldwin has a PEG Ratio of 1.59. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Alexander & Baldwin has a P/B Ratio of 1.30. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.43% of the float of Alexander & Baldwin has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Alexander & Baldwin has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Alexander & Baldwin has recently increased by 12.41%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Alexander & Baldwin is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.00%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Alexander & Baldwin has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Alexander & Baldwin is 84.11%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Alexander & Baldwin will have a dividend payout ratio of 80.36% in the coming year. This indicates that Alexander & Baldwin may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.43% of the float of Alexander & Baldwin has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Alexander & Baldwin has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Alexander & Baldwin has recently increased by 12.41%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.20

News Sentiment

Alexander & Baldwin has a news sentiment score of 1.20. 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 0.71 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Alexander & Baldwin this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Alexander & Baldwin insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $25,004.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.70% of the stock of Alexander & Baldwin is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

91.29% of the stock of Alexander & Baldwin is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

ALEX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ALEX shares performed this year?

Alexander & Baldwin's stock was trading at $17.74 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, ALEX shares have increased by 1.4% and is now trading at $17.99.

How were Alexander & Baldwin's earnings last quarter?

Alexander & Baldwin Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ALEX) posted its earnings results on Thursday, February, 27th. The financial services provider reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.15. The financial services provider had revenue of $62.45 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $49.68 million. Alexander & Baldwin had a net margin of 33.94% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.81%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Alexander & Baldwin's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Alexander & Baldwin include Allianz Asset Management GmbH (0.70%), Regency Capital Management Inc. DE (0.69%), VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al (0.30%) and Asset Management One Co. Ltd. (0.28%).
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Alexander & Baldwin?

Shares of ALEX 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 Alexander & Baldwin own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Alexander & Baldwin investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Meta Platforms (META), Home Depot (HD), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Netflix (NFLX).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/27/2025
• Record date for 7/9 Dividend: 6/13/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/9 Dividend: 6/13/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/09/2025
• Today: 8/04/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: REIT - EQTY TRUST - OTHER
• Sub-Industry: Diversified Real Estate Activities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ALEX
• CIK: 1545654
• Web: www.alexanderbaldwin.com
• Phone: (808) 525-6611
• Fax: 808-525-6652
• Employees: 140
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Alexander & Baldwin: $23.00
• High Price Target: $24.00
• Low Price Target: $22.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +27.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.07
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.81
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.33
• P/E Growth: 1.59
• Net Income: $60.54 million
• Net Margins: 33.94%
• Pretax Margin: 34.13%
• Return on Equity: 7.81%
• Return on Assets: 4.75%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.44
• Current Ratio: 0.20
• Quick Ratio: 0.20

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $236.67 million
• Price / Sales: 5.53
• Cash Flow: $1.38 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.03
• Book Value: $13.82 per share
• Price / Book: 1.30

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 72,750,000
• Free Float: 72,244,000
• Market Cap: $1.31 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.04