NYSE:AB AllianceBernstein (AB) Stock Price, News & Analysis → A lot of people are making this costly mistake (From WealthPress) (Ad) Free AB Stock Alerts $34.83 +0.08 (+0.23%) (As of 03/28/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$34.71▼$35.3350-Day Range$31.76▼$34.8352-Week Range$25.83▼$37.00Volume230,241 shsAverage Volume347,160 shsMarket Capitalization$3.99 billionP/E Ratio14.95Dividend Yield8.84%Price Target$39.44 Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Get AllianceBernstein alerts: Email Address AllianceBernstein MarketRank™ Stock AnalysisAnalyst RatingBuy3.00 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside13.2% Upside$39.44 Price TargetShort InterestHealthy0.91% of Shares Sold ShortDividend StrengthWeakBased on Four FactorsSustainabilityN/ANews Sentiment0.37Based on 2 Articles This WeekInsider TradingN/AProj. Earnings Growth15.44%From $2.98 to $3.44 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.4.10 out of 5 starsFinance Sector265th out of 849 stocksInvestment Advice Industry18th out of 47 stocks 2.5 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingAllianceBernstein has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $39.44, AllianceBernstein has a forecasted upside of 13.2% from its current price of $34.83.Amount of Analyst CoverageAllianceBernstein has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 5.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted0.91% of the outstanding shares of AllianceBernstein have been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverAllianceBernstein has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in AllianceBernstein has recently decreased by 5.45%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Previous Next 1.7 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipAllianceBernstein is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 9.01%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthAllianceBernstein has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of AllianceBernstein is 132.19%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on EPS estimates, AllianceBernstein will have a dividend payout ratio of 89.53% in the coming year. This indicates that AllianceBernstein may not be able to sustain their current dividend. Previous Next N/A Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreThere is no current Upright™ data available for AB. Previous Next 1.9 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentAllianceBernstein has a news sentiment score of 0.37. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for AllianceBernstein this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 20 people have searched for AB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -41% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows23 people have added AllianceBernstein to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 130% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 0.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, AllianceBernstein insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 2.70% of the stock of AllianceBernstein is held by insiders.Percentage Held by InstitutionsOnly 19.25% of the stock of AllianceBernstein is held by institutions. Previous Next 4.4 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for AllianceBernstein are expected to grow by 15.44% in the coming year, from $2.98 to $3.44 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of AllianceBernstein is 14.95, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 148.81.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of AllianceBernstein is 14.95, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 63.07.Price to Earnings Growth RatioAllianceBernstein has a PEG Ratio of 0.80. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioAllianceBernstein has a P/B Ratio of 1.92. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. 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The firm employs quantitative analysis along with long-term purchases, short-term purchases, trading, short sales, margin transactions, option strategies including writing covered options, uncovered options and spread strategies to make its investments. The firm obtains external research to complement its in-house research. The firm was formerly known as Alliance Capital Management Holding LP. AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. was founded in 1967 and is based in Nashville,Tennessee.Read More AB Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart AB Stock News HeadlinesMarch 28, 2024 | msn.comIs AB Discovery Growth A (CHCLX) a Strong Mutual Fund Pick Right Now?March 20, 2024 | finanznachrichten.deAllianceBernstein: AB: Governance Matters - The Proof Is in the ProxyMarch 29, 2024 | WealthPress (Ad)A lot of people are making this costly mistakeYou may have heard the saying “options are risky” … And, they can be. 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Email Address Company Calendar Last Earnings2/07/2024Ex-Dividend for 3/14 Dividend2/16/2024Dividend Payable3/14/2024Today3/29/2024Next Earnings (Estimated)4/24/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry Investment advice Sub-IndustryN/A Current SymbolNYSE:AB CUSIPN/A CIK825313 Webwww.abglobal.com Phone(615) 622-0000Fax212-969-2293Employees4,707Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$39.44 High Stock Price Target$47.00 Low Stock Price Target$36.00 Potential Upside/Downside+13.2%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage4 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.33 Trailing P/E Ratio14.95 Forward P/E Ratio11.69 P/E Growth0.8Net Income$264.18 million Net Margins6.36% Pretax Margin6.98% Return on Equity14.88% Return on Assets14.88% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current RatioN/A Quick RatioN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$4.16 billion Price / Sales0.96 Cash Flow$2.70 per share Price / Cash Flow12.89 Book Value$18.14 per share Price / Book1.92Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares114,440,000Free Float111,346,000Market Cap$3.99 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.24 12 Stocks Corporate Insiders are AbandoningIf a company's CEO, COO, and CFO were all selling shares of their stock, would you want to know?Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMr. Seth Perry Bernstein (Age 63)CEO, President & Director Comp: $5.7MMr. William Robert Siemers (Age 63)Interim CFO & Controller Comp: $842.34kMr. Karl K Sprules (Age 50)Chief Operating Officer Comp: $1.97MMr. Mark Randall Manley J.D. (Age 61)Senior VP, General Counsel & Global Head of Compliance Comp: $1.11MMr. Onur Erzan (Age 48)Head of Global Client Group & Head of Private Wealth Comp: $2.37MMr. Daniel J. Loewy C.F.A.CFA, Chief Investment Officer and Head of Multi-Asset & Hedge Fund SolutionsMr. Thomas Simeone (Age 46)Senior VP, Controller & Chief Accounting Officer Mr. Mark C. Griffin CFAHead of Investor RelationsMr. John MeyersDirector of Corporate CommunicationsMs. Cathy SpencerChief People OfficerMore ExecutivesKey CompetitorsMoelis & CompanyNYSE:MCStepStone GroupNASDAQ:STEPFocus Financial PartnersNASDAQ:FOCSCohen & SteersNYSE:CNSArtisan Partners Asset ManagementNYSE:APAMView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsNewbridge Financial Services Group Inc.Sold 700 shares on 3/28/2024Ownership: 0.002%Nomura Holdings Inc.Bought 88,000 shares on 3/27/2024Ownership: 0.202%PNC Financial Services Group Inc.Sold 2,573 shares on 3/22/2024Ownership: 0.005%B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc.Bought 8,851 shares on 3/15/2024Ownership: 0.018%Goldman Sachs Group Inc.Sold 46,934 shares on 3/1/2024Ownership: 0.012%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions AB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell AllianceBernstein stock right now? 4 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AllianceBernstein in the last twelve months. There are currently 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" AB shares. View AB analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is AllianceBernstein's stock price target for 2024? 4 brokers have issued 1-year price objectives for AllianceBernstein's stock. Their AB share price targets range from $36.00 to $47.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $39.44 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 13.2% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for AB or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have AB shares performed in 2024? AllianceBernstein's stock was trading at $31.03 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, AB shares have increased by 12.2% and is now trading at $34.83. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. Are investors shorting AllianceBernstein? AllianceBernstein saw a decrease in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,040,000 shares, a decrease of 5.5% from the February 29th total of 1,100,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 352,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.0 days. View AllianceBernstein's Short Interest. When is AllianceBernstein's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 24th 2024. View our AB earnings forecast. How were AllianceBernstein's earnings last quarter? AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. (NYSE:AB) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February, 7th. The asset manager reported $0.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.14. The asset manager had revenue of $1.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $857.85 million. AllianceBernstein had a net margin of 6.36% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 14.88%. AllianceBernstein's quarterly revenue was up 10.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.70 earnings per share. How often does AllianceBernstein pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for AllianceBernstein? AllianceBernstein announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, February 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 20th will be given a dividend of $0.77 per share on Thursday, March 14th. This represents a $3.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.84%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 16th. This is a boost from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.65. Read our dividend analysis for AB. Is AllianceBernstein a good dividend stock? AllianceBernstein (NYSE:AB) pays an annual dividend of $3.08 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 9.01%. AB has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 132.19%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on EPS estimates, AB will have a dividend payout ratio of 89.53% in the coming year. This indicates that the company may not be able to sustain their current dividend. Read our dividend analysis for AB. What ETFs hold AllianceBernstein's stock? ETFs with the largest weight of AllianceBernstein (NYSE:AB) stock in their portfolio include InfraCap Equity Income Fund ETF (ICAP).RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF (RFDA). What other stocks do shareholders of AllianceBernstein own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other AllianceBernstein investors own include AT&T (T), Bank of America (BAC), Apollo Global Management (APO), Intelsat (I), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Energy Transfer (ET), Micron Technology (MU), Fossil Group (FOSL), AbbVie (ABBV) and Altria Group (MO). Who are AllianceBernstein's major shareholders? AllianceBernstein's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Crestwood Advisors Group LLC (2.06%), UBS Group AG (0.76%), Cresset Asset Management LLC (0.48%), Weiss Multi Strategy Advisers LLC (0.45%), Franklin Resources Inc. (0.42%) and Nomura Holdings Inc. (0.21%). Insiders that own company stock include Charles GT Stonehill, Karl Sprules, Kate C Burke and Mark R Manley. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of AllianceBernstein? Shares of AB stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here. 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