With 0.76 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 0.46 million shares. During the session, the Other Industrial Metals & Mining company that operates in wider Basic Materials sector, reached to the highest price of $4.425 whereas the lowest price it dropped to was $4.1. The 52-week range on ALM shows that it touched its highest point at $6.27 and its lowest point at $0.68 during that stretch. Beta for the stock currently stands at 0.86.
Price Performance and Earnings:
Stock performance is one of the indicators that investors use to determine whether they will profit from a stock. The price performance of ALM was up-trending over the past week, with a rise of 21.35%, but this was down by -23.43% over a month. Three-month performance surged to 62.41% while six-month performance rose 235.48%. The stock gained 342.84% in the past year, while it has gained 461.08% so far this year.
Float and Shares Shorts:
At present, 188.52 million ALM shares are outstanding with a float of 127.56 million shares on hand for trading. In addition to Mr. M. Lewis Black as the firm’s Chairman, President & CEO, Mr. Mark N. Gelmon C.A., CPA serves as its Chief Financial Officer.
Institutional Ownership:
Through their ownership of 0.00145 of ALM’s outstanding shares, institutional investors have minority control over the company.
An Overview of Recent Financials:
Understanding a company as a customer does not mean you will understand it as an investor. The wise investor uses quantitative research to analyze metrics such as revenue, net income, and earnings. In its fiscal quarter reported on 2025-03-31, ALM reported revenue of $7908000.0 and operating income of -$3505000.0. The EBITDA in the recently reported quarter was -$3217000.0 and diluted EPS was -$0.195.
Analysts Ratings:
In the same way, a target price assigned to a stock can also reveal much about its potential. With ALM analysts setting a high price target of 6.7243304 and a low target of 6.7243304, the average target price over the next 12 months is 6.7243304. Based on these targets, ALM could surge 62.03% to reach the target high and rise by 62.03% to reach the target low. Reaching the average price target will result in a growth of 62.03% from current levels.
EPS: Estimates vs Actual
It is also common to use earnings estimates to evaluate a firm’s growth potential and to determine trading strategy.