ALTO · NASDAQ · Chemicals - Specialty

Alto

Makes specialty alcohols and essential ingredients for health, food, and renewable-fuel markets.

$4.02
After-hours close−0.06 (−1.47%)
At close$4.08(−0.24%)
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Alto Ingredients, Inc.ALTOMaterials

Sells specialty alcohols and essential ingredients alongside renewable fuels, corn-derived feed and corn oil. The business developed from Pacific Ethanol's fuel focus into a portfolio serving health, home and beauty, food and beverage, essential-ingredient and renewable-fuel markets.

Produces specialty alcohols and essential ingredients for health, home and beauty, food and beverage, and renewable-fuel markets. The shift from Pacific Ethanol's fuel-centered model was tied to specialty-alcohol expansion and the Illinois Corn Processing acquisition, broadening the operating base beyond transportation fuel. It retained alcohol, feed and corn-oil production economics as a core operating framework.

Alto Nutrients supplies essential ingredients through five production facilities, while the wider product mix also includes corn-derived feed, pet food and corn oil. Operations remain shaped by the economics of alcohol, feed and corn-oil production.

Company facts

CEOBryon T. McGregor
ListedMar 24, 2005
ExchangeNASDAQ
HeadquartersPekin, IL
CountryUnited States
Employees393
CIK0000778164
ISINUS0215131063

Key statistics

Market cap$315.4M
EPS (ttm)$0.6717
P/E (ttm)6.06
ROE21.1%
P/B1.18
P/S0.3343
Dividend yield
Beta0.20vs XLB −0.13

Year to date +53.4% · Average volume (30d) 2.1M

Analysts

Price target, next 12 months$10.00+145.7%Median of 2 analysts · vs the Aug 28 close
ConsensusBuy2 of 2 analysts rate it buy or better

Ratings

Target range

Latest analyst notes

DateFirmActionTarget
Aug 6, 2026ScotiabankTarget$10
May 7, 2026H.C. WainwrightTarget$10

Earnings

EPS

Estimate$0.07
ReportedDue Nov 4, 2026

Revenue

Estimate$248.5M
ReportedDue Nov 4, 2026

History

Report dateEPS estEPSSurpriseRevenue estRevenueSurpriseNext session
Aug 5, 2026Q2 FY26$0.08$0.15+78.9%$231.2M$245.7M+6.3%−10.87%
May 6, 2026Q1 FY26−$0.08$0.05+162.5%$215.7M$224.7M+4.2%−18.35%
Mar 4, 2026Q4 FY25$0.02$0.19+850.0%$234.9M$232.0M−1.2%+54.62%
Nov 5, 2025Q3 FY25−$0.06$0.19+416.7%$234.8M$241.0M+2.6%+22.41%
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Financial highlights

12 quartersQ1 FY25Q2 FY25Q3 FY25Q4 FY25Q1 FY26Q2 FY26
Revenue$226.5M$218.4M$241.0M$232.0M$224.7M$245.7M
Gross profit−$34.0K$661.0K$29.3M−$10.5M$17.6M$16.6M
Operating income−$7.2M−$5.5M$22.8M−$9.9M$14.8M$8.6M
Net income−$11.7M−$11.0M$14.2M$21.8M$4.3M$11.4M
Diluted EPS−$0.16−$0.15$0.19$0.28$0.05$0.15
Gross margin-0.0%0.3%12.2%-4.5%7.8%6.8%
Operating margin-3.2%-2.5%9.5%-4.3%6.6%3.5%

Fiscal years (4-quarter sums)FY21 $1.21B · FY22 $1.34B · FY23 $1.22B · FY24 $965.3M · FY25 $917.9M

Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $24.0M · Total debt $82.9M · Total assets $397.1M · Shareholders' equity $259.9M

Dividends

No dividends on record.

Ownership

Institutions 47.08%36.48M sharesInsiders 4.48%3.47M sharesOther 48.44%37.53M shares

Shares outstanding 77.49M · Float 69.26M · 89.4% free float

Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4

HolderShares% outstandingFormFiled
BlackRock, Inc.5.36M6.90%13GJul 27, 2026
Vanguard Capital Management LLC3.21M4.15%13FAug 13, 2026
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership2.28M2.94%13FAug 13, 2026
Acadian Asset Management LLC2.05M2.64%13FAug 13, 2026
Geode Capital Management, LLC1.98M2.56%13FAug 12, 2026

Insider tradesForm 4

DateInsiderRoleSharesAvg price
Aug 11, 2026Gilbert E. Nathandirector+50,000$4.15
May 12, 2026Gilbert E. Nathandirector+20,000$4.61
May 13, 2026Gilbert E. Nathandirector+5,000$4.45
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Peers

CompareAfter-hours close

CompanyPriceChange
Alto$4.02−1.47%$315.4M6.115.20.3+12.5%
Archer Daniels Midland$81.68+0.17%$39.30B22.314.10.5+7.1%
Green Plains$14.66+0.07%$1.03B9.58.70.6−19.3%
Valero Energy$352.97+0.19%$101.45B14.68.30.8+48.8%
Median14.68.70.6+7.1%