Alexander & Baldwin Inc (ALEX) stock hits $18.14: Is it a good time to buy or wait for a dip?

Alexander & Baldwin Inc [ALEX] stock prices are down -2.05% to $18.14 at the moment. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The ALEX shares have gain 1.06% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 1.74%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Alexander & Baldwin Inc [NYSE: ALEX] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on August 08, 2024, when Alliance Global Partners initiated its Buy rating and assigned the stock a price target of $22. Previously, Piper Sandler upgraded its rating to Overweight on July 26, 2024, and elevated its price target to $22. On December 12, 2023, Janney initiated with a Buy rating and assigned a price target of $20 on the stock. JMP Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Mkt Perform rating. Piper Sandler downgraded its rating to a Neutral but $20 remained the price target by the analyst firm on November 14, 2022. Piper Sandler upgraded its rating to Overweight for this stock on July 30, 2021, and upped its price target to $22. In a note dated February 20, 2018, JMP Securities upgraded an Mkt Outperform rating on this stock.

The stock price of Alexander & Baldwin Inc [ALEX] has been fluctuating between $15.70 and $20.14 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $24 within the next 12 months. Alexander & Baldwin Inc [NYSE: ALEX] shares were valued at $18.14 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 32.3% based on the average ALEX price forecast.

Analyzing the ALEX fundamentals

The Alexander & Baldwin Inc [NYSE:ALEX] reported sales of 229.83M for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 1.28%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.36% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.43%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.34%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.34%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.05, Equity is 0.08 and Total Capital is 0.06.

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 17.93 points at the first support level, and at 17.71 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 18.45, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 18.75.

Ratios To Look Out For

It’s worth pointing out that Alexander & Baldwin Inc [NYSE:ALEX]’s Current Ratio is 1.63. As well, the Quick Ratio is 1.63, while the Cash Ratio is 0.51. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 5.74, the price to book ratio is 1.30 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 16.94.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved CHING MEREDITH J, Exec. VP, External Affairs, that happened on Jul 10 ’25 when 700.0 shares were sold. Officer, CHING MEREDITH J completed a deal on Jul 10 ’25 to buy 700.0 shares. Meanwhile, Exec. VP, External Affairs CHING MEREDITH J sold 700.0 shares on Jun 10 ’25.

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