Alignment Healthcare (ALHC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Alignment Healthcare is a technology-driven health plan operator specializing in Medicare Advantage programs for seniors and individuals with complex care needs. The company integrates proprietary data analytics, predictive modeling and a bespoke care coordination platform to deliver personalized, preventive and value-based healthcare. Alignment Healthcare partners with a network of primary care physicians, specialists and ancillary providers to support comprehensive care management and improve quality outcomes for its members.

Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Diego, California, Alignment Healthcare has built its business on a direct-to-consumer model and a national footprint. The company deploys a cloud-based operating system that captures clinical, pharmacy and social determinants data to identify high-risk individuals and anticipate emerging health issues. This technology enables proactive outreach, timely care interventions and an enhanced member experience that emphasizes in-home visits, virtual consultations and community-based support.

Alignment Healthcare serves beneficiaries across more than 20 states, including key markets in California, Florida, Texas and Arizona. Its Medicare Advantage plans cover a full spectrum of benefits such as preventive screenings, chronic condition management and prescription drug coverage. By aligning financial incentives with patient health outcomes, the organization focuses on reducing hospital admissions, lowering total cost of care and elevating satisfaction among members and providers alike.

The company’s leadership team is led by co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Kai Pan, whose background in health technology and value-based care has guided Alignment’s strategic expansion and product innovation. Supported by a seasoned executive team in technology, clinical operations and finance, the organization continues to refine its platform, pursue strategic partnerships and explore opportunities to enhance care delivery models for Medicare beneficiaries nationwide.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $13.45 to $14.21
• 50-Day Range: $13.61 to $17.72
• 52-Week Range: $7.62 to $21.06
• Volume: 1.99 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.18 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.81 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $17.17
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Alignment Healthcare Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Alignment Healthcare scored higher than 29% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 788th out of 929 stocks in the medical sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Alignment Healthcare has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.64, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Alignment Healthcare has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Alignment Healthcare are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.69) to ($0.47) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Alignment Healthcare is -29.63, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Alignment Healthcare is -29.63, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Alignment Healthcare has a P/B Ratio of 26.83. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.73% of the float of Alignment Healthcare has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Alignment Healthcare has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Alignment Healthcare has recently increased by 3.79%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Alignment Healthcare does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Alignment Healthcare does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.73% of the float of Alignment Healthcare has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Alignment Healthcare has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Alignment Healthcare has recently increased by 3.79%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.42

News Sentiment

Alignment Healthcare has a news sentiment score of 0.42. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Alignment Healthcare this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Alignment Healthcare to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Alignment Healthcare insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $272,980,496.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 7.00% of the stock of Alignment Healthcare is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

86.19% of the stock of Alignment Healthcare is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

ALHC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ALHC shares performed this year?

Alignment Healthcare's stock was trading at $11.25 at the beginning of the year. Since then, ALHC stock has increased by 26.4% and is now trading at $14.22.

How were Alignment Healthcare's earnings last quarter?

Alignment Healthcare, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALHC) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 1st. The company reported ($0.05) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.12) by $0.07. Alignment Healthcare's revenue for the quarter was up 47.5% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Alignment Healthcare IPO?

Alignment Healthcare (ALHC) raised $490 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, March 26th 2021. The company issued 27,200,000 shares at a price of $17.00-$19.00 per share. Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan, BofA Securities and William Blair acted as the underwriters for the IPO and UBS Investment Bank, Piper Sandler and Raymond James were co-managers.

How do I buy shares of Alignment Healthcare?

Shares of ALHC 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 Alignment Healthcare own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Alignment Healthcare investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), AU Optronics (AUOTY), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/01/2025
• Today: 7/05/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/30/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Medical
• Industry: Medical Services
• Sub-Industry: Insurance
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ALHC
• CIK: 1832466
• Web: www.alignmenthealthcare.com
• Phone: 844-310-2247
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,679
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $17.17
• High Stock Price Target: $23.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $9.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +20.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.64
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.48)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$128.04 million
• Net Margins: -3.02%
• Pretax Margin: -3.03%
• Return on Equity: -80.49%
• Return on Assets: -11.75%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.95
• Current Ratio: 1.69
• Quick Ratio: 1.69

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.70 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.04
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $0.53 per share
• Price / Book: 26.83

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 197,840,000
• Free Float: 183,994,000
• Market Cap: $2.81 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.16