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In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding Alector Inc’s stock price such as:

• Alector Inc’s current stock price and volume
• Why Alector Inc’s stock price changed recently
• Upgrades and downgrades for ALEC from analysts
• ALEC’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About Alector Inc (ALEC)

Before we jump into Alector Inc’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently rise, let’s take a look at some background.

Alector, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company. The Company is focused on immuno-neurology, a novel therapeutic approach for the treatment of neurodegeneration diseases. The Company is engaged in developing therapies designed to counteract these pathologies simultaneously by restoring healthy immune function to the brain. Its research and drug discovery platform leverages human genetic datasets, advanced tools in bioinformatics and imaging, and insights in neurodegeneration and immunology to identify immune system. Its product candidates: latozinemab (AL001), AL002, and AL101, are in clinical development. Its immune-neurology product candidates are supported by biomarkers and seek to treat indications, including Alzheimer’s disease and genetically defined frontotemporal dementia patient populations. Its first product candidate, latozinemab, is a human recombinant monoclonal antibody that increases the levels of progranulin (PGRN) in the brains of FTD-GRN patients.

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Alector Inc’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of April 11, 2024, 4:00 PM, CST, Alector Inc’s stock price was $6.23.

Alector Inc is up 6.5% from its previous closing price of $5.85.

During the last market session, Alector Inc’s stock traded between $5.69 and $5.91. Currently, there are 84.39 million shares of Alector Inc stock available for purchase.

Unfortunately, Alector Inc’s P/E ratio is not significant enough to use for stock price evaluation. We recommend investors evaluate other financial metrics to understand its overall valuation.

Alector Inc Stock Price History

Alector Inc’s (ALEC) price is currently up 3.49% so far this month.

During the month of April, Alector Inc’s stock price has reached a high of $6.25 and a low of $5.59.

Over the last year, Alector Inc has hit prices as high as $9.07 and as low as $3.66. Year to date, Alector Inc’s stock is down 32.5%.

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What Caused Alector Inc Stock’s Price to Rise?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

One of the most common factors that can drastically impact a stock’s price is analyst upgrades and downgrades. When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. However, as of April 10, 2024,, no analysts have changed their rating of Alector Inc’s stock over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate Alector Inc’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on Alector Inc’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

Alector Inc’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a F, which means it is considered to be Ultra Expensive.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about Alector Inc (ALEC) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of Alector Inc

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of April 10, 2024, Alector Inc has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of -10.67%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 32 and is considered to be Weak.

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Alector Inc Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of April 11, 2024, Alector Inc’s stock price is $6.23, which is up 6.5% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like Alector Inc stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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