Alto Ingredients (NASDAQ:ALTO) is set to give its latest quarterly earnings report on Thursday, 2022-03-10. Here's what investors need to know before the announcement.
Analysts estimate that Alto Ingredients will report an earnings per share (EPS) of $0.31.
Alto Ingredients bulls will hope to hear the company to announce they've not only beaten that estimate, but also to provide positive guidance, or forecasted growth, for the next quarter.
New investors should note that it is sometimes not an earnings beat or miss that most affects the price of a stock, but the guidance (or forecast).
Here's a look at Alto Ingredients's past performance and the resulting price change:
| Quarter | Q3 2021 | Q2 2021 | Q1 2021 | Q4 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPS Estimate | 0.15 | 0.24 | ||
| EPS Actual | -0.05 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
| Price Change % | 2.97% | -14.13% | -6.57% | -16.76% |
Stock Performance
Shares of Alto Ingredients were trading at $6.06 as of March 08. Over the last 52-week period, shares are down 4.46%. Given that these returns are generally negative, long-term shareholders are likely upset going into this earnings release.
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