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Alto Ingredients (ALTO) stock

Alcohols and fuels , market cap $283M

$3.48
-4.66%

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Quality Score
7
Average
In its industry
#4of 15

ALTO's Quality Score was unchanged on Fri, Oct 30, at 7.

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Why ALTO is down 5% today

Down 4.7% today, more than its organic chemicals peers' 2.6%; no story names it yet.

Beats the market

Up 248% in a year while the S&P 500 rose 12%.

  • It went from a loss in fiscal 2024 to a $13.3M profit in fiscal 2025, and free cash flow went from -$14.6M to $8.6M.

Sources: Price history, Oct 30, 2026; Annual reports, Dec 31, 2025

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Key facts on ALTO

Key facts on ALTO
Since its 2022 highDown 49% sales $1.21B → $943.3M a year
Latest filing10-Q, Aug 7 Filed its quarterly report (10-Q) for the quarter to Jun 30, 2026
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ALTO in the news

TodayNo story names it yet.

ALTO catalysts

Coming up

After its last 4 reports it closed +12.0% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.

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Why ALTO scores 7

Averagefor quality, not price, 4 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means

  • +4Chart checks 4 of 14 firing right now, one point each
  • +2Run-up 231% over 12 months
  • Long-term trend subtracts
  • Size subtracts
  • Profit addsRead on the last four quarters against the four before, or the last full year where no quarters are filed.
  • Growth addsSales and margins against a year earlier: up to +3 for fast growth and widening margins, down to -2 when both shrink.

No effect today: Dilution, Volatility, Cash flow, Persistence, News, and Insider trades.

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ALTO has 4 of 14 chart checks firing

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ALTO RSI today: 36.6, below its 50-day and 200-day averages

Not scored

Not in the Quality Score: over 20 years of tests, 2006 to 2026, they added no edge.

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How ALTO ranks in Organic Chemicals

ALTO is #4 of 15 by Quality Score among Industrial Organic Chemicals.

How ALTO ranks in Organic Chemicals
4Alto Ingredients (ALTO) logoALTOAlto Ingredients7

More in Organic Chemicals

When does ALTO report earnings, and what happens after?

Reports Wed Nov 4, after the close (in 2 days). Confirmed.

What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.

ReportedGapReaction5
sessions
Aug 5, 2026After close-4.9%-10.8%-19.8%
May 6, 2026After close-2.9%-18.4%-17.4%
Mar 4, 2026After close+36.5%+54.6%+76.2%

ALTO closed higher after 2 of its last 4 reports.

All 4 reports, and ALTO's Quality Score going into each

Everyone reporting earnings this week

ALTO sales and profit by year

Sales and profit by year

Sales grew in three of the last six years, to $918M in 2025. It turned a profit in 2025 after a loss in 2024.

Insiders trading ALTO

ALTO insider trades

One insider bought $361K across 4 filings in the last 6 months. No open-⁠market sales on record. The newest:

BuyGilbert E. Nathan$39KDirectorat $3.93 on Sep 14, filed Sep 14
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All ALTO insider trades

ALTO's officers and directors

Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.

One more officer or director files at ALTO. Each page above names the rest.

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Which ETFs hold ALTO?

In ETFs: ALTO is under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026.

About Alto Ingredients

Alto Ingredients Inc is a producer and distributor of specialty alcohols, renewable fuels and essential ingredients in the United States. The company serves five markets: Health, Home and Beauty, Food and Beverage, Essential Ingredients, and Renewable Fuels. Its customers include food and beverage companies and consumer products manufacturers and distributors. The company operates under three segments: Marketing and distribution, Pekin Campus production, and Western production.

390 employeesSacramento, CAaltoingredients.com

What Alto Ingredients says it competes with

“In addition, there are many mid-sized fuel-grade ethanol producers with several plants under ownership, smaller producers each with one or two plants, and several fuel-grade ethanol marketers that create significant competition.”

From its annual report, SEC filing · Mar 13, 2026

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ALTO's score card

Alto Ingredients (ALTO): Quality Score 7, Average, #4 of 15 in Organic Chemicals, with its price, on Breakaway
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BreakawaySep 14Gilbert E. Nathan bought ALTO$39K at $3.93, filed Sep 14

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Straight Answers

As of Nov 2, 2026: ALTO's Quality Score is 7 (Average), #4 of 15 in Industrial Organic Chemicals. Insiders bought $361K in the last 6 months (Form 4).

Is ALTO a good stock to buy? What its Quality Score says

ALTO scores 7 today, which Breakaway calls Average. It is #4 of 15 in Industrial Organic Chemicals by Quality Score, with 4 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 248% in a year while the S&P 500 rose 12%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.

What is ALTO's Quality Score?

ALTO scores 7 today, which Breakaway calls Average (6 to 10). That is #4 of 15 in Industrial Organic Chemicals by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind ALTO's 7.

Are insiders buying ALTO?

One insider bought $361K across 4 filings in the last 6 months. No open-⁠market sales on record. The newest is Gilbert E. Nathan, Director, who bought $39K on Sep 14. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.

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