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Alto Ingredients, Inc. (ALTO)

Basic Materials | Specialty Chemicals | Pekin, United States | NasdaqCM
4.94 USD
After hours: 4.95 +0.01 (0.202%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 6:30 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 2:51 p.m. EDT

ALTO shows a mix of positive and negative signals. The recent price history indicates some momentum, but the overall fundamentals are weak with low profit margins and high debt-to-equity ratio. The stock has shown a slight rebound but lacks strong support. The options activity suggests a potential for volatility, with traders positioning for both upward and downward moves. Given the lack of dividend history and the mixed fundamental outlook, it's a risky proposition for both short-term traders and long-term investors. Consider the options market for potential opportunities, but tread carefully.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.322816
AutoETS0.328608
AutoARIMA0.328926
AutoTheta0.338725

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 36%
H-stat 84.43
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.040
Excess Kurtosis -1.81
Attribute Value
Sector Basic Materials
Debt to Equity Ratio 39.796
Revenue per Share 12.32
Market Cap 382,076,320
Trailing P/E 30.88
Forward P/E 13.00
Beta 0.06
Profit Margins 1.45%
Previous Name Pacific Ethanol, Inc.
Website https://www.altoingredients.com

As of April 11, 2026, 2:51 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing mixed signals. The calls and puts show a concentration of open interest and volume around the strike prices near the current price of $4.80, indicating some level of uncertainty. The high implied volatility (IV) and open interest suggest that traders are anticipating significant price movements, either upward or downward. The presence of ATM anchors and top OI strikes implies that there is a possibility of a directional move, but the lack of clear consensus makes it challenging to determine the exact direction. Overall, the options activity suggests a cautious approach with potential for volatility.


Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 5.3333335
Address1 1,300 South Second Street
All Time High 4,672.5
All Time Low 0.22
Ask 4.95
Ask Size 13
Audit Risk 1
Average Analyst Rating 1.0 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,399,620
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,661,937
Average Volume 1,661,937
Average Volume10Days 1,399,620
Beta 0.059
Bid 4.87
Bid Size 13
Board Risk 2
Book Value 3.172
City Pekin
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,735,603,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 4.94
Current Ratio 2.639
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 5.1147
Day Low 4.75
Debt To Equity 39.796
Display Name Alto Ingredients
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,772,661,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,772,661,600
Earnings Timestamp 1,772,658,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,778,097,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,778,097,600
Ebitda 32,921,000
Ebitda Margins 0.03586
Enterprise To Ebitda 13.852
Enterprise To Revenue 0.497
Enterprise Value 456,012,608
Eps Current Year 0.295
Eps Forward 0.38
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.16
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NCM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 3.7628
Fifty Day Average Change 1.1772001
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.31285214
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 533.3334
Fifty Two Week High 5.25
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.30999994
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.05904761
Fifty Two Week Low 0.77
Fifty Two Week Low Change 4.17
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 5.4155846
Fifty Two Week Range 0.77 - 5.25
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,111,674,600,000
Float Shares 69,171,449
Forward Eps 0.38
Forward P E 13.0
Free Cashflow -7,551,500
Full Exchange Name NasdaqCM
Full Time Employees 390
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.03803
Gross Profits 34,913,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.07272
Held Percent Institutions 0.37278998
Implied Shares Outstanding 77,343,384
Industry Specialty Chemicals
Industry Disp Specialty Chemicals
Industry Key specialty-chemicals
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,368,489,600
Last Split Factor 1:15
Long Business Summary Alto Ingredients, Inc. produces, distributes, and markets specialty alcohols, renewable fuel, and essential ingredients in the United States. The company operates in three segments: Marketing and Distribution, Pekin Campus Production, and Western 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 and vinegar, as well as corn germ used in corn oils in the food and beverage markets; alcohols and other products for paint applications and fertilizers in the industrial and agriculture markets; and essential ingredients, including dried yeast, corn protein meal, corn protein feed, corn germ, distillers grains, and liquid feed for commercial animal feed and pet food applications, as well as yeast and gas liquid CO2 for human consumption. The company also provides fuel-grade ethanol used as transportation fuel additives and distillers corn oil used as a renewable diesel and biodiesel feedstock, as well as fuel-grade ethanol produced by third parties. In addition, it offers transportation, storage, and delivery services through third-party service providers. Further, the company operates alcohol production facilities. It sells ethanol to integrated oil companies and gasoline marketers; essential ingredient feed products to dairies and feedlots; and corn oil to poultry, renewable diesel, and biodiesel customers. 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.
Long Name Alto Ingredients, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 382,076,320
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_10039433
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Name Change Date 2,026-04-16
Net Income To Common 12,073,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 381,829,613
Number Of Analyst Opinions 2
Open 5.09
Operating Cashflow 13,245,000
Operating Margins 0.03574
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.0
Peg Ratio 0.8
Phone 833 710 2586
Post Market Change 0.009999752
Post Market Change Percent 0.20242412
Post Market Price 4.95
Post Market Time 1,776,465,024
Prev Name Pacific Ethanol, Inc.
Previous Close 4.94
Price Eps Current Year 16.745764
Price Hint 4
Price To Book 1.5573771
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.41623825
Profit Margins 0.014529999
Quick Ratio 1.456
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.0
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0
Regular Market Change Percent 0.0
Regular Market Day High 5.1147
Regular Market Day Low 4.75
Regular Market Day Range 4.75 - 5.1147
Regular Market Open 5.09
Regular Market Previous Close 4.94
Regular Market Price 4.94
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,001
Regular Market Volume 1,502,502
Return On Assets 0.01219
Return On Equity 0.05672
Revenue Growth -0.019
Revenue Per Share 12.32
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Basic Materials
Sector Disp Basic Materials
Sector Key basic-materials
Share Holder Rights Risk 9
Shares Outstanding 77,292,548
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0201
Shares Short 1,554,891
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 714,667
Short Name Alto Ingredients, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0212
Short Ratio 0.56
Source Interval 15
State IL
Symbol ALTO
Target High Price 8.0
Target Low Price 5.5
Target Mean Price 6.75
Target Median Price 6.75
Total Cash 23,415,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.303
Total Debt 97,597,000
Total Revenue 917,926,976
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 0.16
Trailing P E 30.875002
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 2.19245
Two Hundred Day Average Change 2.74755
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 1.2531871
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,502,502
Website https://www.altoingredients.com
Zip 61,554