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Is Alto Ingredients Inc (ALTO) a buy or sell?
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Do analysts agree?
We compare consensus targets with today's price.
Consensus target for Alto Ingredients Inc is $3.50, which is $1.155 (49.25%) above the current price today's price.
Low target: $3.50 | High target: $3.50
Company snapshot
A quick overview of the business and its public profile.
Alto Ingredients Inc produces and markets specialty alcohols and essential ingredients in the United States The company operates in three segments Marketing and Distribution Pekin Production and Other 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 flavor extracts and vinegar as well as corn germ used in corn oils and carbon dioxide for food and beverage markets and essential ingredients include dried yeast corn gluten meal corn gluten feed distillers grains and liquid feed for commercial animal feed and pet food applications The company also provides fuelgrade ethanol used as transportation fuel and distillers corn oil used as a biodiesel feedstock as well as fuelgrade ethanol produced by third parties In addition it offers transportation storage and delivery services through thirdparty service providers The company sells ethanol to integrated oil companies and gasoline marketers essential ingredient feed products to dairies and feedlots and corn oil to poultry and biodiesel customers It operates five alcohol production facilities including three plants in the Midwestern states of Illinois and two facilities located in the Western states of Oregon and Idaho The company was formerly known as Pacific Ethanol Inc and changed its name to Alto Ingredients Inc in January 2021 Alto Ingredients Inc was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Pekin Illinois
Website: https://www.altoingredients.com
Rates and inflation backdrop
US inflation for January 2026 was 0.17%. Over the last 12 months, inflation is 2.83%. The 10-year yield is 4.04 and is down -0.110 over the last 30 days.
Inflation sensitivity
Debt ratio: 0.31. Cash flow to debt ratio: -0.05. Net profit margin: -5.44%. Inflation risk score: high (0.75/1).
Dividend history check
We cannot find any recorded dividends paid in our systems.
Trading liquidity
Yes, the average daily trading liquidity for Alto Ingredients Inc is $2.9M. You should therefore be able to get in and out of your positions relatively fast.
10-year return check
On Alto Ingredients Inc, 2016-02-26 had a stock price of $3.80. If you invested back then, your return now would be a loss of $1.420 per share or 37.37%.
Why this answer
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Analyst consensus
How Wall Street targets compare to today's price.