Alcon (ALC) Stock Forecast, Price Target & Predictions


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ALC Stock Forecast


Alcon stock forecast is as follows: an average price target of $93.34 (represents a -5.24% downside from ALC’s last price of $98.50) and a rating consensus of 'Buy', based on 14 wall street analysts offering a 1-year stock forecast.

ALC Price Target


The average price target for Alcon (ALC) is $93.34 based on 1-year price targets from 14 Wall Street analysts in the past 3 months, with a price target range of $110.00 to $69.00. This represents a potential -5.24% downside from ALC's last price of $98.50.

ALC Analyst Ratings


Buy

According to 14 Wall Street analysts, Alcon's rating consensus is 'Buy'. The analyst rating breakdown for ALC stock is 0 'Strong Buy' (0.00%), 13 'Buy' (92.86%), 1 'Hold' (7.14%), 0 'Sell' (0.00%), and 0 'Strong Sell' (0.00%).

Alcon Price Target by Analyst


DateAnalystCompanyPrice TargetPrice when PublishedPrice Target/Price when PublishedPrice Target/Last Closing Price
Aug 22, 2024Larry BiegelsenWells Fargo$105.00$95.569.88%6.60%
Aug 22, 2024Steven LichtmanOppenheimer$110.00$95.5615.11%11.68%
Aug 22, 2024Jeff JohnsonRobert W. Baird$110.00$95.5615.11%11.68%
Aug 22, 2024David SaxonNeedham$107.00$95.5611.97%8.63%
Jul 15, 2024Patrick WoodMorgan Stanley$85.00$89.96-5.51%-13.71%
May 16, 2024Anthony PetroneMizuho Securities$105.00$89.9716.71%6.60%
May 15, 2024Steve LichtmanOppenheimer$103.00$89.2815.37%4.57%
May 15, 2024Jeff JohnsonRobert W. Baird$104.00$89.2816.49%5.58%
May 15, 2024Larry BiegelsenWells Fargo$94.00$89.285.29%-4.57%
May 14, 2024Tom StephanStifel Nicolaus$100.00$89.2812.01%1.52%
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The latest Alcon stock forecast, released on Aug 22, 2024 by Larry Biegelsen from Wells Fargo, set a price target of $105.00, which represents a 9.88% increase from the stock price at the time of the forecast ($95.56), and a 6.60% increase from ALC last price ($98.50).

Alcon Price Target by Period


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# Anlaysts4516
Avg Price Target$108.00$103.40$99.56
Last Closing Price$98.50$98.50$98.50
Upside/Downside9.64%4.97%1.08%

In the current month, the average price target of Alcon stock is $108.00, according to 4 Wall Street analysts offering twelve months forecast. The average price target represents a 9.64% increase as opposed to Alcon's last price of $98.50. This month's average price target is up 4.45% compared to last quarter, and up 8.48% compared to last year.

Analyst Ratings Upgrades/Downgrades


DateCompanyPrevious RatingNew RatingRating Change
Sep 12, 2024BTIGBuyBuyHold
Sep 10, 2024RBC Capital-OutperformUpgrade
Aug 22, 2024NeedhamBuyBuyHold
Aug 22, 2024OppenheimerOutperformOutperformHold
Aug 22, 2024Wells FargoOverweightOverweightHold
Aug 22, 2024BTIGBuyBuyHold
Jul 15, 2024BTIGBuyBuyHold
May 15, 2024Oppenheimer-OutperformUpgrade
May 15, 2024Wells FargoOverweightOverweightHold
May 14, 2024JefferiesBuyBuyHold
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Alcon's last stock rating was published by BTIG on Sep 12, 2024. The company gave ALC a "Buy" rating, the same as its previous rate.

Alcon Financial Forecast


Alcon Revenue Forecast

Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jun 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20Jun 20Mar 20Dec 19Sep 19
Revenue---------------$2.35B$2.17B$2.14B$2.22B$2.19B$2.15B$2.10B$2.11B$1.93B$1.94B$1.84B$1.21B$1.84B$1.91B$1.87B
Avg Forecast$2.88B$2.82B$2.83B$2.77B$2.68B$2.62B$2.66B$2.59B$2.53B$2.47B$2.50B$2.46B$2.42B$2.29B$2.33B$2.22B$2.19B$2.09B$2.25B$2.12B$2.11B$2.01B$1.92B$1.89B$1.93B$1.67B$1.21B$1.72B$1.91B$1.81B
High Forecast$2.91B$2.85B$2.86B$2.80B$2.70B$2.65B$2.69B$2.62B$2.55B$2.48B$2.53B$2.48B$2.50B$2.31B$2.35B$2.25B$2.21B$2.11B$2.25B$2.15B$2.14B$2.04B$1.95B$1.92B$1.96B$1.70B$1.22B$1.75B$1.94B$1.84B
Low Forecast$2.85B$2.79B$2.80B$2.74B$2.65B$2.59B$2.63B$2.56B$2.50B$2.44B$2.47B$2.43B$2.39B$2.26B$2.30B$2.20B$2.16B$2.06B$2.25B$2.09B$2.09B$1.98B$1.90B$1.87B$1.91B$1.65B$1.19B$1.70B$1.89B$1.79B
# Analysts545443435854946437523333544522
Surprise %---------------1.06%0.99%1.02%0.98%1.03%1.02%1.05%1.10%1.02%1.00%1.10%1.01%1.07%1.00%1.03%

Alcon's average Quarter revenue forecast for Jun 23 based on 6 analysts is $2.33B, with a low forecast of $2.30B, and a high forecast of $2.35B. ALC's average Quarter revenue forecast represents a -1.13% decrease compared to the company's last Quarter revenue of $2.35B (Mar 23).

Alcon EBITDA Forecast

Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jun 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20Jun 20Mar 20Dec 19Sep 19
# Analysts545443435854946437523333544522
EBITDA---------------$260.00M$9.00M$444.00M$499.00M$492.00M$427.00M$439.00M$467.00M$424.00M$552.00M$291.00M$-65.00M$337.00M$274.00M$355.00M
Avg Forecast$577.54M$566.70M$568.10M$555.25M$537.15M$525.33M$534.21M$520.47M$507.37M$495.98M$501.64M$412.14M$485.63M$459.02M$466.58M$374.68M$438.93M$433.62M$451.73M$340.62M$366.00M$394.20M$325.81M$386.31M$552.00M$237.11M$-35.75M$227.97M$279.96M$258.00M
High Forecast$583.49M$572.54M$573.96M$560.97M$542.68M$530.74M$539.71M$525.83M$512.60M$498.00M$506.81M$494.57M$502.23M$463.75M$471.39M$449.61M$443.45M$520.35M$451.73M$408.74M$439.20M$473.04M$390.98M$463.57M$662.40M$284.53M$-28.60M$273.56M$335.95M$309.60M
Low Forecast$571.08M$560.35M$561.74M$549.04M$531.13M$519.45M$528.23M$514.64M$501.69M$490.43M$496.03M$329.72M$479.40M$453.88M$461.36M$299.74M$434.02M$346.90M$451.73M$272.49M$292.80M$315.36M$260.65M$309.05M$441.60M$189.69M$-42.90M$182.38M$223.97M$206.40M
Surprise %---------------0.69%0.02%1.02%1.10%1.44%1.17%1.11%1.43%1.10%1.00%1.23%1.82%1.48%0.98%1.38%

6 analysts predict ALC's average Quarter EBITDA for Jun 23 to be $466.58M, with a high of $471.39M and a low of $461.36M. This is 79.45% upper than Alcon's previous annual EBITDA (Mar 23) of $260.00M.

Alcon Net Income Forecast

Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jun 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20Jun 20Mar 20Dec 19Sep 19
# Analysts545443435854946437523333544522
Net Income---------------$174.00M$-97.00M$116.00M$148.00M$168.00M$139.00M$2.00M$151.00M$84.00M$95.00M$-147.00M$-422.00M$-57.00M$-91.00M$-66.00M
Avg Forecast$502.38M$482.48M$487.45M$487.45M$434.90M$424.65M$429.17M$425.86M$393.82M$367.59M$358.77M$140.73M$348.36M$320.24M$315.43M$127.94M$211.31M$1.98M$286.03M$116.31M$119.14M$1.80M$105.35M$76.53M$95.00M$-119.78M$-232.10M$-38.56M$-92.98M$-66.00M
High Forecast$509.11M$488.95M$493.98M$493.98M$440.73M$430.34M$434.92M$431.57M$399.10M$377.80M$363.58M$168.88M$358.61M$324.53M$319.66M$153.53M$214.14M$2.37M$286.03M$139.57M$142.97M$2.16M$126.42M$91.84M$114.00M$-95.82M$-185.68M$-30.85M$-74.38M$-52.80M
Low Forecast$495.07M$475.46M$480.36M$480.36M$428.58M$418.47M$422.93M$419.67M$388.09M$362.49M$353.56M$112.59M$338.11M$315.59M$310.84M$102.35M$208.24M$1.58M$286.03M$93.05M$95.31M$1.44M$84.28M$61.23M$76.00M$-143.73M$-278.52M$-46.27M$-111.57M$-79.20M
Surprise %---------------1.36%-0.46%58.72%0.52%1.44%1.17%1.11%1.43%1.10%1.00%1.23%1.82%1.48%0.98%1.00%

Alcon's average Quarter net income forecast for Jun 23 is $315.43M, with a range of $310.84M to $319.66M. ALC's average Quarter net income forecast represents a 81.28% increase compared to the company's last Quarter net income of $174.00M (Mar 23).

Alcon SG&A Forecast

Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jun 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20Jun 20Mar 20Dec 19Sep 19
# Analysts545443435854946437523333544522
SG&A---------------$785.00M$762.00M$762.00M$803.00M$741.00M$813.00M$779.00M$785.00M$699.00M$737.00M$685.00M$595.00M$677.00M$714.00M$717.00M
Avg Forecast$1.06B$1.04B$1.04B$1.02B$982.90M$961.28M$977.52M$952.38M$928.41M$907.57M$917.93M$620.73M$888.63M$839.94M$853.77M$564.30M$803.18M$769.46M$826.60M$513.00M$696.86M$699.51M$547.67M$636.87M$737.00M$558.15M$327.25M$457.97M$729.52M$717.00M
High Forecast$1.07B$1.05B$1.05B$1.03B$993.03M$971.19M$987.60M$962.20M$937.98M$911.27M$927.39M$744.88M$919.01M$848.59M$862.57M$677.16M$811.46M$923.35M$826.60M$615.60M$836.23M$839.41M$657.21M$764.24M$884.40M$669.78M$392.70M$549.56M$875.43M$860.40M
Low Forecast$1.04B$1.03B$1.03B$1.00B$971.90M$950.52M$966.58M$941.73M$918.02M$897.41M$907.66M$496.58M$877.24M$830.54M$844.22M$451.44M$794.20M$615.57M$826.60M$410.40M$557.49M$559.61M$438.14M$509.49M$589.60M$446.52M$261.80M$366.38M$583.62M$573.60M
Surprise %---------------1.39%0.95%0.99%0.97%1.44%1.17%1.11%1.43%1.10%1.00%1.23%1.82%1.48%0.98%1.00%

Alcon's average Quarter SG&A projection for Jun 23 is $853.77M, based on 6 Wall Street analysts, with a range of $844.22M to $862.57M. The forecast indicates a 8.76% rise compared to ALC last annual SG&A of $785.00M (Mar 23).

Alcon EPS Forecast

Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jun 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20Jun 20Mar 20Dec 19Sep 19
# Analysts545443435854946437523333544522
EPS---------------$0.35$-0.20$0.24$0.30$0.34$0.28-$0.31$0.17$0.19$-0.30$-0.86$-0.12$-0.19$-0.14
Avg Forecast$1.01$0.97$0.98$0.98$0.88$0.85$0.86$0.86$0.79$0.74$0.72$0.72$0.70$0.64$0.63$0.61$0.43$0.48$0.58$0.54$0.50$0.50$0.45$0.44$0.41$0.22$-0.09$0.35$0.46$0.45
High Forecast$1.02$0.98$0.99$0.99$0.89$0.87$0.88$0.87$0.80$0.76$0.73$0.73$0.72$0.65$0.64$0.62$0.43$0.49$0.58$0.55$0.51$0.50$0.46$0.45$0.42$0.23$-0.09$0.35$0.47$0.46
Low Forecast$1.00$0.96$0.97$0.97$0.86$0.84$0.85$0.84$0.78$0.73$0.71$0.71$0.68$0.63$0.63$0.60$0.42$0.47$0.58$0.53$0.49$0.49$0.44$0.44$0.41$0.22$-0.10$0.34$0.45$0.45
Surprise %---------------0.57%-0.47%0.50%0.52%0.63%0.56%0.01%0.69%0.38%0.46%-1.35%9.15%-0.35%-0.41%-0.31%

According to 6 Wall Street analysts, Alcon's projected average Quarter EPS for Jun 23 is $0.63, with a low estimate of $0.63 and a high estimate of $0.64. This represents a 81.33% increase compared to ALC previous annual EPS of $0.35 (Mar 23).

Alcon Peer Comparison by Price Target


TickerCompanyLast Closing PriceAvg Price TargetUpside/DownsideAvg Rating
COOCooper Companies$110.53$298.00169.61%Buy
ANGOAngioDynamics$7.64$17.00122.51%Buy
BAXBaxter$39.72$64.6262.69%Hold
HAEHaemonetics$76.09$104.3337.11%Buy
TFXTeleflex$246.05$304.0923.59%Buy
NVSTEnvista$19.41$23.8322.77%Hold
WSTWest Pharmaceutical Services$300.67$345.3314.85%Buy
BLFSBioLife Solutions$25.12$26.003.50%Buy
MMSIMerit Medical Systems$96.16$93.38-2.89%Buy
ALCAlcon$98.50$93.34-5.24%Buy
RMDResMed$248.93$209.33-15.91%Hold
ICUIICU Medical$179.00$135.00-24.58%Buy
EMBCEmbecta$16.02$12.00-25.09%Sell
ATRAptarGroup$152.28$100.00-34.33%Buy

ALC Forecast FAQ


Yes, according to 14 Wall Street analysts, Alcon (ALC) is considered a 'Buy'. The rating consensus is based on 0 'Strong Buy' and 13 'Buy' recommendations, accounting for 92.86% of ALC's total ratings.

Alcon (ALC) average price target is $93.34 with a range of $69 to $110, implying a -5.24% from its last price of $98.5. The data is based on 14 Wall Street analysts who provided a twelve-month price target estimate in the last three months.

According to Wall Street analysts' prediction for ALC stock, the company can go down by -5.24% (from the last price of $98.5 to the average price target of $93.34), up by 11.68% based on the highest stock price target, and down by -29.95% based on the lowest stock price target.

ALC's average twelve months analyst stock price target of $93.34 does not support the claim that Alcon can reach $150 in the near future.

4 Wall Street analysts forecast a $108 price target for Alcon (ALC) this month, up 9.64% from its last price of $98.5. Compared to the last 3 and 12 months, the average price target increased by 4.97% and increased by 1.08%, respectively.

Alcon's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Dec 2025) are as follows: average revenue is $10.55B (high $10.66B, low $10.43B), average EBITDA is $2.12B (high $2.14B, low $2.09B), average net income is $1.71B (high $1.74B, low $1.69B), average SG&A $3.87B (high $3.91B, low $3.83B), and average EPS is $3.45 (high $3.5, low $3.4). ALC's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Dec 2026) are as follows: average revenue is $11.3B (high $11.42B, low $11.17B), average EBITDA is $2.27B (high $2.29B, low $2.24B), average net income is $1.96B (high $1.99B, low $1.93B), average SG&A $4.15B (high $4.19B, low $4.1B), and average EPS is $3.94 (high $4, low $3.89).

Based on Alcon's last annual report (Dec 2022), the company's revenue was $8.72B, beating the average analysts forecast of $8.64B by 0.84%. Apple's EBITDA was $1.72B, beating the average prediction of $1.66B by 3.31%. The company's net income was $335M, missing the average estimation of $615.62M by -45.58%. Apple's SG&A was $3.07B, beating the average forecast of $2.91B by 5.35%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $0.68, missing the average prediction of $2.02 by -66.32%. In terms of the last quarterly report (Mar 2023), Alcon's revenue was $2.35B, beating the average analysts' forecast of $2.22B by 5.83%. The company's EBITDA was $260M, missing the average prediction of $374.68M by -30.61%. Alcon's net income was $174M, beating the average estimation of $127.94M by 36.00%. The company's SG&A was $785M, beating the average forecast of $564.3M by 39.11%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $0.35, missing the average prediction of $0.61 by -42.58%