HC Wainwright Expects Stronger Earnings for Alto Ingredients

Alto Ingredients, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALTO) – Research analysts at HC Wainwright lifted their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for Alto Ingredients in a research note issued on Thursday, May 7th. HC Wainwright analyst A. Dayal now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.08 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.07. HC Wainwright has a “Buy” rating and a $10.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Alto Ingredients’ current full-year earnings is $0.19 per share. HC Wainwright also issued estimates for Alto Ingredients’ Q4 2026 earnings at $0.22 EPS.

Alto Ingredients (NASDAQ:ALTO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.08) by $0.13. Alto Ingredients had a return on equity of 10.04% and a net margin of 3.20%.The company had revenue of $224.68 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $215.65 million.

ALTO has been the subject of a number of other reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Alto Ingredients from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, March 23rd. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Alto Ingredients from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of Alto Ingredients from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $10.00.

Alto Ingredients Price Performance

Shares of ALTO stock opened at $4.54 on Friday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $4.50 and a 200 day simple moving average of $3.09. The company has a market cap of $350.90 million, a P/E ratio of 12.27 and a beta of 0.14. The company has a quick ratio of 1.60, a current ratio of 2.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26. Alto Ingredients has a twelve month low of $0.80 and a twelve month high of $5.99.

Institutional Trading of Alto Ingredients

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Hamilton Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Alto Ingredients in the 4th quarter worth about $577,000. Sagespring Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Alto Ingredients during the fourth quarter worth approximately $72,000. Peapod Lane Capital LLC increased its holdings in Alto Ingredients by 1.1% in the third quarter. Peapod Lane Capital LLC now owns 1,235,124 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,334,000 after purchasing an additional 13,282 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new position in Alto Ingredients in the first quarter valued at approximately $49,000. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in Alto Ingredients by 74.7% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 659,268 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,190,000 after buying an additional 281,833 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Alto Ingredients Company Profile

Alto Ingredients, Inc (NASDAQ: ALTO) is a diversified producer of alcohol-based products and specialty ingredients for industrial, food, beverage and personal care applications. The company’s core offering centers on ethanol produced for fuel markets, as well as an expanding portfolio of natural and organic alcohols, glycerin and other ingredient solutions. Alto’s product lines serve a range of end markets, including renewable fuels, confectionery, flavorings, cosmetics and sanitizers.

Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Alto Ingredients operates a network of production facilities across the United States.