What is Roth Capital’s Forecast for Alico FY2025 Earnings?

Alico, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALCO) – Research analysts at Roth Capital lowered their FY2025 EPS estimates for Alico in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, September 16th. Roth Capital analyst G. Sweeney now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of ($11.01) for the year, down from their previous estimate of ($10.41). The consensus estimate for Alico’s current full-year earnings is ($0.37) per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Alico’s Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.39) EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($1.49) EPS.

Alico Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of ALCO stock opened at $33.54 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $33.18 and a 200-day moving average of $31.29. The company has a quick ratio of 8.87, a current ratio of 9.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72. Alico has a 12-month low of $24.23 and a 12-month high of $35.01. The company has a market capitalization of $256.58 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.63 and a beta of 1.01.

Alico (NASDAQ:ALCO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 12th. The company reported ($2.39) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($1.09) by ($1.30). Alico had a negative return on equity of 58.27% and a negative net margin of 355.13%.The company had revenue of $8.39 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.90 million.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Alico

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in ALCO. Osaic Holdings Inc. increased its stake in Alico by 24.2% in the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 1,611 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,000 after buying an additional 314 shares during the last quarter. Peapod Lane Capital LLC grew its position in shares of Alico by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Peapod Lane Capital LLC now owns 131,265 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,290,000 after acquiring an additional 434 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Alico by 21.8% in the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 2,591 shares of the company’s stock valued at $77,000 after acquiring an additional 464 shares during the period. Transcend Capital Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Alico by 5.6% in the 2nd quarter. Transcend Capital Advisors LLC now owns 12,033 shares of the company’s stock valued at $393,000 after acquiring an additional 639 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of Alico in the 2nd quarter valued at about $28,000. Institutional investors own 62.28% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Henry R. Slack sold 3,548 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $34.29, for a total transaction of $121,660.92. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 35,188 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,206,596.52. This represents a 9.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders have sold a total of 31,250 shares of company stock worth $1,036,157 over the last ninety days. 8.30% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Alico Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 26th will be given a dividend of $0.05 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 26th. This represents a $0.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. Alico’s dividend payout ratio is currently -0.97%.

About Alico

Alico, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an agribusiness and land management company in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Alico Citrus, and Land Management and Other Operations. The Alico Citrus segment engages in planting, owning, cultivating, and/or managing citrus groves to produce fruit for sale to fresh and processed citrus markets, including activities related to the purchase and resale of fruit and value-added services, which include contracting for the harvesting, marketing, and hauling of citrus.