At the time of writing, Align Technology, Inc [ALGN] stock is trading at $164.15, down -0.89%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The ALGN shares have gain 13.74% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -3.21%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Align Technology, Inc [NASDAQ: ALGN] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on February 14, 2025, when Wells Fargo initiated its Overweight rating and assigned the stock a price target of $255. Previously, Leerink Partners upgraded its rating to Outperform on January 06, 2025, and elevated its price target to $280. On December 04, 2024, Mizuho initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned a price target of $295 on the stock. Needham started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating. Leerink Partners initiated its recommendation with a Market Perform and recommended $310 as its price target on February 26, 2024. Goldman downgraded its rating to Sell for this stock on December 11, 2023, but kept the price target unchanged to $197. In a note dated October 27, 2023, UBS downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock but restated the target price of $200.
For the past year, the stock price of Align Technology, Inc fluctuated between $141.74 and $327.49. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $258.75 within the next 12 months. Align Technology, Inc [NASDAQ: ALGN] shares were valued at $164.15 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 57.63% based on the average ALGN price forecast.
Analyzing the ALGN fundamentals
According to Align Technology, Inc [NASDAQ:ALGN], the company’s sales were 4.00B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 4.02% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.7% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.16%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.15%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.11%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.07, Equity is 0.11 and Total Capital is 0.15. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.02.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 161.91 points at the first support level, and at 159.67 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 166.75, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 169.35.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Align Technology, Inc [NASDAQ:ALGN] has a current ratio of 1.22. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.10, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.51. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.01, the price to book ratio is 3.15 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 29.19.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Wright Emory, Director, that happened on Nov 25 ’24 when 2500.0 shares were purchased. Director, LARKIN C RAYMOND JR completed a deal on Aug 15 ’24 to buy 6500.0 shares.
