Alto (ALTO)
Makes specialty alcohols and essential ingredients for health, food, and renewable-fuel markets.
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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
Target rangeAs of Sep 22, 2026
Latest analyst notes
| Date | Firm | Action | Prior | Current |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | Scotiabank | Target | Target: — | Target: $10 |
| May 7, 2026 | H.C. Wainwright | Target | Target: — | Target: $10 |
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RevenueReportedEstimate
Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $24.0M · Total debt $82.9M · Total assets $397.1M · Shareholders' equity $259.9M
- Revenue
- $245.7M
- Operating income
- $8.6M
- Net income
- $11.4M
No dividends on record.
| Institutions | ≈ 46.78% | 36.24M shares | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 140 holders · as of Jun 30, 2026 · largest filers plus last quarter's tail | |||
| Insiders | 4.50% | 3.48M shares | |
| 10 holders · as of Sep 14, 2026 | |||
| Strategic holders | 5.07% | 3.93M shares | |
| 1 holder · as of Feb 14, 2022 | |||
| Other | ≈ 43.65% | 33.83M shares | |
| remainder | |||
77.49M company shares as of Sep 22, 2026 · institutions as of Jun 30, 2026 · holders as of their latest filing
This quarter's institutional total failed a plausibility check; shown: the largest filers plus last quarter's remainder.
Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4
| Holder | Stake | Shares | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
BlackRock, Inc.Institution | 7.09% | 5.50M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Cooper Creek Partners Management LLCStrategic | 5.07% | 3.93M | filed Feb 14, 2022 |
The Vanguard GroupInstitution | 5.00% | 3.88M | filed Feb 9, 2023 |
Vanguard Capital Management LLCInstitution | 4.15% | 3.21M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited PartnershipInstitution | 2.94% | 2.28M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Insider tradesForm 4
| Date | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2026 | Gilbert E. Nathan | director | +10,000 | $3.93 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Gilbert E. Nathan | director | +50,000 | $4.15 |
| May 12, 2026 | Gilbert E. Nathan | director | +20,000 | $4.61 |
| May 13, 2026 | Gilbert E. Nathan | director | +5,000 | $4.45 |
- Archer Daniels Midland
Major producer in specialty alcohols and fuel ethanol
- Green Plains
Low-CI ethanol producer with feed and corn-oil co-products
- Valero Energy
Large U.S. fuel-ethanol producer with Mid-Continent capacity
CompareAfter hours
| Company | Price | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alto | $3.87 | +1.57% | $303.0M | 5.8 | 14.2 | 0.3 | +12.5% |
| Archer Daniels Midland | $82.26 | −0.10% | $40.19B | 22.8 | 13.9 | 0.5 | +7.2% |
| Green Plains | $15.07 | 0.00% | $1.04B | 9.6 | 8.9 | 0.6 | −19.3% |
| Valero Energy | $377.50 | +0.08% | $113.23B | 16.3 | 7.7 | 0.9 | +48.8% |
| Median | 16.3 | 8.9 | 0.6 | +7.2% |