NASDAQ:ALHC Alignment Healthcare (ALHC) Stock Price, News & Analysis → Things Are Not Normal in America – Here’s What to Do (From Stansberry Research) (Ad) Free ALHC Stock Alerts $6.81 +0.03 (+0.44%) (As of 12:09 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$6.74▼$6.8650-Day Range$4.47▼$6.8752-Week Range$4.46▼$9.20Volume266,608 shsAverage Volume913,323 shsMarket Capitalization$1.30 billionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/APrice Target$8.69 Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Get Alignment Healthcare alerts: Email Address Alignment Healthcare MarketRank™ Stock AnalysisAnalyst RatingModerate Buy2.56 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside28.2% Upside$8.69 Price TargetShort InterestBearish5.17% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthN/ASustainabilityN/ANews Sentiment0.16Based on 27 Articles This WeekInsider TradingAcquiring Shares$496,460 Bought Last QuarterProj. Earnings GrowthGrowingFrom ($0.60) to ($0.50) Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.3.02 out of 5 starsMedical Sector572nd out of 905 stocksHospital & Medical Service Plans Industry8th out of 12 stocks 4.3 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingAlignment Healthcare has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.56, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Amount of Analyst CoverageAlignment Healthcare has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Alignment Healthcare's stock forecast and price target. Previous Next 1.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted5.17% of the float of Alignment Healthcare has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverAlignment Healthcare has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.2.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Alignment Healthcare has recently increased by 19.04%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Previous Next 0.0 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldAlignment Healthcare does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthAlignment Healthcare does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Previous Next N/A Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreThere is no current Upright™ data available for ALHC. Previous Next 2.3 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentAlignment Healthcare has a news sentiment score of 0.16. 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 0.36 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 27 news articles for Alignment Healthcare this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.Search Interest5 people have searched for ALHC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 25% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 2 people have added Alignment Healthcare to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 3.3 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Alignment Healthcare insiders have bought 7.79% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $496,460.00 in company stock and sold $460,587.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 6.30% of the stock of Alignment Healthcare is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions86.19% of the stock of Alignment Healthcare is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Alignment Healthcare's insider trading history. Previous Next 0.6 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Alignment Healthcare are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.60) to ($0.50) per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Alignment Healthcare is -8.07, 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. SectorThe P/E ratio of Alignment Healthcare is -8.07, 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 RatioAlignment Healthcare has a P/B Ratio of 8.07. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Alignment Healthcare's valuation and earnings. 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The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Orange, California.Read More ALHC Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart ALHC Stock News HeadlinesMay 9, 2024 | msn.comPiper Sandler Upgrades Alignment Healthcare (ALHC)May 9, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comLeerink Partnrs Weighs in on Alignment Healthcare, Inc.'s Q2 2024 Earnings (NASDAQ:ALHC)May 9, 2024 | InvestorPlace (Ad)1970’s computer coder Issues Shocking AI WarningLouis Navellier has spent four decades building a billion-dollar empire on the back of big data and technology… Now he's stepping forward with a shocking warning about how AI will soon impact the wealth of everyday Americans.May 6, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comAnalysts Offer Insights on Healthcare Companies: Alignment Healthcare (ALHC), Butterfly Network (BFLY) and Deciphera Pharmaceuticals (DCPH)May 5, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comAlignment Healthcare (NASDAQ:ALHC) PT Raised to $7.00May 4, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comAlignment Healthcare First Quarter 2024 Earnings: Revenues Beat Expectations, EPS LagsMay 4, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comAlignment Healthcare, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALHC) Q1 2024 Earnings Call TranscriptMay 4, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comAlignment Healthcare (NASDAQ:ALHC) Shares Gap Up Following Analyst UpgradeMay 9, 2024 | InvestorPlace (Ad)1970’s computer coder Issues Shocking AI WarningLouis Navellier has spent four decades building a billion-dollar empire on the back of big data and technology… Now he's stepping forward with a shocking warning about how AI will soon impact the wealth of everyday Americans.May 3, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comAlignment Healthcare Is 'Differentiated With Durable Long-Term Growth Trajectory' In Challenging Medicare Advantage Environment: Analyst SaysMay 3, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comQ1 2024 Alignment Healthcare Inc Earnings CallMay 3, 2024 | uk.finance.yahoo.comAlignment Healthcare Surpasses Revenue Forecasts with Strong Q1 2024 PerformanceMay 3, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comBuy Rating Affirmed for Alignment Healthcare Amid Strong Q1 Performance and Positive 2024/2025 OutlookMay 2, 2024 | msn.comALHC Stock Earnings: Alignment Healthcare Misses EPS, Beats Revenue for Q1 2024May 2, 2024 | forbes.comAlignment Healthcare Posts Loss Even As Medicare Advantage Enrollment SoarsMay 2, 2024 | globenewswire.comAlignment Healthcare Reports First Quarter 2024 ResultsMay 2, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comAlignment Healthcare is about to announce earnings — here's what Wall Street expectsApril 30, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comAlignment Healthcare to Present at Two Investor Conferences in May 2024April 30, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comAlignment Healthcare, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALHC) Short Interest UpdateApril 28, 2024 | seekingalpha.comALHC Alignment Healthcare, Inc.April 28, 2024 | seekingalpha.comAlignment Healthcare: A First AssessmentApril 23, 2024 | benzinga.comDemystifying Alignment Healthcare: Insights From 4 Analyst ReviewsApril 21, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comAlignment Healthcare, Inc. (ALHC)April 17, 2024 | investing.comAlignment Healthcare LLC (ALHC)April 16, 2024 | msn.comUnitedHealth sends beaten-down peers higher after Q1 resultsApril 11, 2024 | msn.comFitch flags Medicare utilization trends ahead of managed care earningsApril 11, 2024 | globenewswire.comAlignment Healthcare to Announce First Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Host Conference Call Thursday, May 2, 2024See More Headlines Receive ALHC Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Alignment Healthcare and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Company Calendar Last Earnings5/02/2024Today5/09/2024Next Earnings (Estimated)8/01/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorMedical Industry Hospital & medical service plans Sub-IndustryN/A Current SymbolNASDAQ:ALHC CUSIPN/A CIK1832466 Webwww.alignmenthealthcare.com Phone844-310-2247FaxN/AEmployees1,536Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$8.69 High Stock Price Target$12.00 Low Stock Price Target$4.50 Potential Upside/Downside+28.2%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.56 Research Coverage9 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)($0.84) Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$-148,020,000.00 Net Margins-7.81% Pretax Margin-7.82% Return on Equity-91.06% Return on Assets-22.63% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.23 Current Ratio1.57 Quick Ratio1.57 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.82 billion Price / Sales0.71 Cash FlowN/A Price / Cash FlowN/A Book Value$0.84 per share Price / Book8.07Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares191,200,000Free Float179,153,000Market Cap$1.30 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.23 7 Stocks That Could Be Bigger Than Tesla, Nvidia, and GoogleGrowth stocks offer a lot of bang for your buck, and we've got the next upcoming superstars to strongly consider for your portfolio.Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMr. John E. Kao (Age 62)Founder, President, CEO & Director Comp: $1.63MMr. Robert Thomas Freeman (Age 34)Chief Financial Officer Comp: $948.74kMs. Dawn Christine Maroney (Age 57)President of Health Markets & CEO of Health Plan Comp: $1.12MDr. Donald S. Furman M.B.A. (Age 73)M.D., Co-Founder & Chief Clinical Officer Ms. Charlotte LeBlancChief Accounting Officer and Senior Vice PresidentMr. Robert L. Scavo (Age 58)Chief Information Officer Mr. Christopher J. Joyce (Age 60)Chief Legal & Administrative Officer Ms. Amanda RootChief Communications OfficerMr. Andreas WagnerChief People OfficerDr. Hyong J. Kim M.D. (Age 55)Chief Medical Officer More ExecutivesKey CompetitorsCryoportNASDAQ:CYRXHealthcare Services GroupNASDAQ:HCSGModivCareNASDAQ:MODVClover Health InvestmentsNASDAQ:CLOVGemini TherapeuticsNASDAQ:GMTXView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsWilliam Blair Investment Management LLCSold 919,866 shares on 5/8/2024Ownership: 0.835%Fortem Financial Group LLCSold 200,000 shares on 5/2/2024Ownership: 0.009%Blue Trust Inc.Bought 82,476 shares on 5/1/2024Ownership: 0.135%Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLCBought 3,334 shares on 4/30/2024Ownership: 0.021%Principal Financial Group Inc.Bought 11,444 shares on 4/29/2024Ownership: 0.006%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions ALHC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Alignment Healthcare stock right now? 9 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Alignment Healthcare in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 sell rating, 3 hold ratings, 4 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" ALHC shares. View ALHC analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Alignment Healthcare's stock price target for 2024? 9 Wall Street research analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Alignment Healthcare's stock. Their ALHC share price targets range from $4.50 to $12.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $8.69 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 28.2% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for ALHC or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have ALHC shares performed in 2024? Alignment Healthcare's stock was trading at $8.61 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, ALHC stock has decreased by 21.3% and is now trading at $6.78. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. Are investors shorting Alignment Healthcare? Alignment Healthcare saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,690,000 shares, an increase of 19.0% from the March 31st total of 3,940,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 901,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 5.2 days. Approximately 5.2% of the company's shares are sold short. View Alignment Healthcare's Short Interest. When is Alignment Healthcare's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August 1st 2024. View our ALHC earnings forecast. How were Alignment Healthcare's earnings last quarter? Alignment Healthcare, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALHC) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 2nd. The company reported ($0.25) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.24) by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $628.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $599.75 million. Alignment Healthcare had a negative net margin of 7.81% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 91.06%. Alignment Healthcare's revenue for the quarter was up 43.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.20) EPS. What guidance has Alignment Healthcare issued on next quarter's earnings? Alignment Healthcare issued an update on its second quarter 2024 earnings guidance on Friday, May, 3rd. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $625.0 million-$635.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $608.7 million. When did Alignment Healthcare IPO? Alignment Healthcare (ALHC) raised $490 million in an initial public offering 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. Who are Alignment Healthcare's major shareholders? Alignment Healthcare's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include William Blair Investment Management LLC (0.84%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.17%), Blue Trust Inc. (0.13%), Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.02%), Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.02%) and Fortem Financial Group LLC (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Atlantic (Aln Hlth) L General, Christopher J Joyce, Dawn Christine Maroney, Dinesh M Kumar, Donald Steven Furman, Jeffrey H Margolis, John E Kao, Joseph S Konowiecki, Richard A Cross, Robert L Scavo, Robert Thomas Freeman and Warburg Pincus Partners Gp Llc. View institutional ownership trends. 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. Compare Top Brokerages Here. This page (NASDAQ:ALHC) was last updated on 5/9/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis 1 Biotech Stock has been shocking the marketsHuge Alerts1970’s computer coder Issues Shocking AI WarningInvestorPlaceThe 2024 Gold Rush: Unleashing Market PotentialPriority GoldDid You Get Your Free Bitcoin Yet?Crypto Swap ProfitsDems have chosen Biden replacement?Paradigm PressThe A.I. story nobody is telling you (Read ASAP)TradeSmithGold Set to EXPLODE!Gold Safe ExchangeExposed: 10 CENT Crypto to Explode May 20th?True Market Insiders Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. 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