On Tuesday, Alcon Inc (NYSE: ALC) opened higher 0.31% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $85.17. Price fluctuations for ALC have ranged from $80.48 to $101.10 over the past 52 weeks.
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During the last 5-year period, the sales growth of Healthcare Sector giant was 5.71%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 2.72% at the time writing. With a float of $489.33 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $495.70 million.
Let’s determine the extent of company efficiency that accounts for 25599 employees. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 55.55%, operating margin of 15.22%, and the pretax margin is 13.43%.
Alcon Inc (ALC) Breakdown of a Key Holders of the stock
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Medical Instruments & Supplies industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Alcon Inc is 1.07%, while institutional ownership is 56.29%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Mar 03 ’25, was worth 1,174,320. Before that another transaction happened on Feb 28 ’25, when Company’s Officer proposed sale 20,000 for $92.09, making the entire transaction worth $1,841,800.
Alcon Inc (ALC) Recent Fiscal highlights
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 2.72% per share during the next fiscal year.
Alcon Inc (NYSE: ALC) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Alcon Inc (ALC). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 1.66. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 4.26. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 25.56.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 2.25, a number that is poised to hit 0.72 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 3.64 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Alcon Inc (ALC)
Looking closely at Alcon Inc (NYSE: ALC), its last 5-days average volume was 1.82 million, which is a jump from its year-to-date volume of 1.6 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 18.89%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 1.92.
During the past 100 days, Alcon Inc’s (ALC) raw stochastic average was set at 26.44%, which indicates a significant increase from 22.61% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 31.33% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 31.86% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $91.20, while its 200-day Moving Average is $91.27. However, in the short run, Alcon Inc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $85.95. Second resistance stands at $86.47. The third major resistance level sits at $87.38. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $84.52, it is likely to go to the next support level at $83.61. Now, if the price goes above the second support level, the third support stands at $83.09.
Alcon Inc (NYSE: ALC) Key Stats
There are currently 493,244K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 42.25 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 9,911 M according to its annual income of 1,018 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 2,473 M and its income totaled 350,000 K.
