Q1 Earnings Forecast for ALTO Issued By HC Wainwright

Alto Ingredients, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALTO) – Stock analysts at HC Wainwright issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Alto Ingredients in a note issued to investors on Thursday, March 6th. HC Wainwright analyst A. Dayal forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.15) for the quarter. HC Wainwright has a “Buy” rating and a $5.50 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Alto Ingredients’ current full-year earnings is ($0.37) per share. HC Wainwright also issued estimates for Alto Ingredients’ Q2 2025 earnings at ($0.09) EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.04) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.00 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.15 EPS.

Alto Ingredients Stock Down 4.5 %

ALTO stock opened at $1.50 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $114.97 million, a PE ratio of -2.88 and a beta of 1.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 2.15 and a current ratio of 3.22. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $1.64 and its 200 day moving average is $1.58. Alto Ingredients has a one year low of $1.18 and a one year high of $2.40.

Institutional Trading of Alto Ingredients

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in Alto Ingredients by 78.6% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 18,109 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 7,968 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Alto Ingredients by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 893,951 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,395,000 after purchasing an additional 8,435 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its holdings in Alto Ingredients by 4.9% during the fourth quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 253,926 shares of the company’s stock valued at $396,000 after purchasing an additional 11,949 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC lifted its holdings in Alto Ingredients by 16.1% during the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 89,072 shares of the company’s stock valued at $139,000 after purchasing an additional 12,369 shares in the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its holdings in Alto Ingredients by 5.4% during the third quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 370,852 shares of the company’s stock valued at $597,000 after purchasing an additional 19,104 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

About Alto Ingredients

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.