Alcon Inc. (ALC) Stock Analysis
Falling Knife setup
Healthcare · Medical Instruments & Supplies
Sell if holding. Momentum 1.0/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $65.44 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Consecutive earnings misses (2); Weak overall score: 4.8/10.
Alcon Inc. researches, develops, manufactures, distributes, and sells eye care products worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Surgical and Vision Care. It offers equipment, instrumentation and diagnostics, intraocular lenses (IOLs), and other implantables; and... Read more
Sell if holding. Momentum 1.0/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $65.44 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Consecutive earnings misses (2); Weak overall score: 4.8/10. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 30, MACD bearish. Score 4.8/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/9 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 84d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: moderate.
Recent Developments — Alcon Inc.
Latest news
- Is Alcon Inc (ALC) a Bargain After 3.4% Drop? GF Value Says Unde - GuruFocus — GuruFocus neutral
- ALC (Alcon) drops 3.44% after posting narrow Q4 2025 EPS miss versus analyst estimates. - Hot Momentum Watchlist - Newse — Newser negative
- Alcon Inc. (ALC) Stock Falls on Q1 2026 Earnings - Quiver Quantitative — Quiver Quantitative negative
- Alcon Inc. Elects R. Scott Herren as New Independent Member of the Board - marketscreener.com — marketscreener.com positive
- Lensar stock slumps after hours on ending merger deal with Alcon over FTC pushback - MSN — MSN negative
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
Growth below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Momentum 1.0/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $65.44 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Consecutive earnings misses (2); Weak overall score: 4.8/10. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 30, MACD bearish. Prior stop was $60.92. Score 4.8/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $79.08 (+20.7% upside). Prior stop was $60.92. Stop-loss: $60.92.
Consecutive earnings misses (2); Weak overall score: 4.8/10; Weak growth.
Alcon Inc. trades at a P/E of 38.1 (forward 16.1). TrendMatrix value score: 6.0/10. Verdict: Sell.
20 analysts cover ALC with a consensus score of 3.8/5. Average price target: $88.
What does Alcon Inc. do?Alcon Inc. researches, develops, manufactures, distributes, and sells eye care products worldwide. The company operates...
Alcon Inc. researches, develops, manufactures, distributes, and sells eye care products worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Surgical and Vision Care. It offers equipment, instrumentation and diagnostics, intraocular lenses (IOLs), and other implantables; and consumables, including viscoelastics, surgical solutions, incisional instruments, surgical custom packs, and other products for surgical procedures. The company's cataract products include Unity CS, LenSx laser system, Verion reference unit and Verion digital marker, ARGOS biometer, SMARTCATARACT health platform, NGENUITY 3D visualization system, LuxOR surgical ophthalmic microscope, and ORA system for intra-operative measurements; ADI cloud-based platform; and implantable products, including monofocal, Toric, and Presbyopia-Correcting IOLs, as well as delivery systems, such as AutonoMe and UltraSert. In addition, it provides Custom Pak surgical procedure packs vitreoretinal products comprising constellation vision systems, procedure packs, lasers and hand-held microsurgical instruments, Grieshaber, MIVS instruments; scissors, forceps and micro-instruments, medical grade vitreous tamponades, and Hypervit probes; and refractive surgery products, including WaveLight and Contoura Vision used for LASIK refractive procedure. Further, the company offers daily disposable, reusable, and color-enhancing contact lenses; ocular health products, such as dry eye, ocular allergies, glaucoma, and contact lens care, as well as ocular vitamins and redness relievers. The company was formerly known as Alcon Universal S.A. and changed its name to Alcon Inc. in December 2001. Alcon Inc. was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.