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Alcon (ALC)

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$85.72 USD

85.72
651,906

+0.27 (0.32%)

Updated Aug 8, 2025 03:54 PM ET

After-Market: $85.74 +0.02 (0.02%) 4:18 PM ET

Zacks Rank:

This is our short term rating system that serves as a timeliness indicator for stocks over the next 1 to 3 months. How good is it? See rankings and related performance below.

Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
1Strong Buy23.75%
2Buy17.82%
3Hold9.58%
4Sell5.28%
5Strong Sell2.61%
S&P50011.30%

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4-Sell of 5       4  

Style Scores:

The Style Scores are a complementary set of indicators to use alongside the Zacks Rank. It allows the user to better focus on the stocks that are the best fit for his or her personal trading style.

The scores are based on the trading styles of Value, Growth, and Momentum. There's also a VGM Score ('V' for Value, 'G' for Growth and 'M' for Momentum), which combines the weighted average of the individual style scores into one score.

  • Value Score A
  • Growth Score A
  • Momentum Score A
  • VGM Score A

Within each Score, stocks are graded into five groups: A, B, C, D and F. As you might remember from your school days, an A, is better than a B; a B is better than a C; a C is better than a D; and a D is better than an F.

As an investor, you want to buy stocks with the highest probability of success. That means you want to buy stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2, Strong Buy or Buy, which also has a Score of an A or a B in your personal trading style.

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C Value C Growth B Momentum C VGM

Industry Rank:

The Zacks Industry Rank assigns a rating to each of the 265 X (Expanded) Industries based on their average Zacks Rank.

An industry with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #1's and #2's will have a better average Zacks Rank than one with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #4's and #5's.

The industry with the best average Zacks Rank would be considered the top industry (1 out of 265), which would place it in the top 1% of Zacks Ranked Industries. The industry with the worst average Zacks Rank (265 out of 265) would place in the bottom 1%.

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Bottom 41% (145 out of 244)

Industry: Medical - Instruments

Zacks News

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3 Medical Instruments Stocks to Buy Despite Industry Headwinds

The Zacks Medical - Instruments industry is growing on R&D investments. ALC, STE and ABMD are set to gain the most. Yet, demand for non-COVID businesses is on the decline with the new COVID variant disrupting the trend.

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Alcon (ALC) Stock Rallies 4.7% Since Posting Q4 Earnings Beat

Alcon (ALC) stock rallies on robust growth across all Surgical and Vision Care sales categories.

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Alcon's (ALC) Surgical Arm Rebounds, New Launches Aid Growth

In Vision Care, Alcon (ALC) continues to see strong demand for PRECISION1 and PRECISION1 for Astigmatism, which are the company's newest contact lenses for the mainstream market.

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Alcon (ALC) Publishes Dividend, New Board Member Addition Plans

Alcon's 2022 AGM is set to take place in a closed format without the personal presence of shareholders.

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Here's Why You Should Hold on to Alcon (ALC) Stock for Now

Investors are optimistic about Alcon's (ALC) better-than-expected results and robust segmental performance.

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Alcon (ALC) Expands in the U.S. With New Clareon IOLs Launch

With the latest launch, Alcon's (ALC) Clarion Monofocal, Clareon PanOptix, Clareon PanOptix Toric, Clareon Vivity and Clareon Vivity Toric IOLs are now available in the United States.

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Alcon (ALC) Surgical Arm Expands, International Growth Slows

In Surgical, Alcon (ALC) remains the market leader in presbyopia correcting IOLs on the strength of both PanOptix and Vivity.

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Alcon's (ALC) Q4 Earnings Top Estimates, Margins Increase

According to Alcon (ALC), strong product flow results in above-market revenue growth, which drives core operating leverage and margin expansion.

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Alcon's (ALC) Global Growth Solid, New Lenses Sales Rise

Alcon's (ALC) new contact lenses are gaining market share and the Systane brand family has been posting strong double-digit growth in all regions.

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Alcon (ALC) Launches Preservative-Free Drops for Dry Eye Relief

Alcon's (ALC) new preservative-free solution for patients with dry eye symptoms is the latest addition to its leading global artificial tear brand Systane.

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Alcon (ALC) Vision Care Sales Grow Despite Supply Disruption

Alcon's (ALC) new contact lenses are gaining market share and the Systane brand family has been posting strong double-digit growth in all regions.

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Here's Why You Should Hold on to Alcon (ALC) Stock for Now

Investors are optimistic about Alcon's (ALC) better-than-expected third-quarter results and robust performance by the Vision Care arm.

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Alcon (ALC) on Track With Successful Global PRECISION1 Rollout

Alcon (ALC) enhances contact lens experience, especially for new wearers, with the continued successful rollout of PRECISION1.

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Alcon (ALC) Surgical Arm Grows Amid Global Trade Disruption

Segment wise, within Alcon's (ALC) Surgical arm, the portfolio of advanced technology intraocular lenses is driving increased penetration rates of ATIOLs.

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Alcon (ALC) Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates, Margin Improves

Alcon (ALC) records year-over-year growth across all sales categories in Surgical and Vision Care in Q3.

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Abbott's (ABT) Organic Sales Grow Amid Spike in COVID Cases

Within Nutrition, the robust year-over-year performance of Abbott's (ABT) U.S. pediatric and international adult nutrition arms drives the company in the third quarter.

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STERIS (STE) Hits a New 52-Week High: What's Driving It?

Strong performance by the Healthcare, AST and Life Sciences segments is driving the top line for STERIS (STE).

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Insulet's (PODD) Omnipod Sales Grow on New Product Upgrade

Insulet (PODD) adds significant capacity in preparation for the Omnipod 5 launch in 2021.

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Here's Why You Should Retain Bio-Rad (BIO) Stock For Now

Investors are optimistic about Bio-Rad (BIO) on solid international market performance and raised 2021 guidance.

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QIAGEN (QGEN) New Launch to Aid Global TB Elimination Targets

QIAGEN's (QGEN) QIAreach QuantiFERON-TB test is now accessible in high burden, low-resource regions.

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Abbott's (ABT) Nutrition Arm in Focus on Real Madrid Alliance

According to Abbott (ABT), the partnership is set to support education, sports and social welfare activities of at-risk children in 80 countries.

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Charles River (CRL) to Offer Cryo-EM Capabilities With New Pact

Charles River's (CRL) recent partnership will enable the company to improve drug discovery projects by allowing structure-based design for a greater portfolio of targets.

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Here's Why You Should Invest In Henry Schein (HSIC) Now

Investors continue to be optimistic about Henry Schein (HSIC) on its extensive global foothold and raised 2021 earnings guidance.

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NuVasive (NUVA) Announces Two Developments in Cohere TLIF Line

According to NuVasive (NUVA), Porous PEEK is a clear differentiator for the company in the market.

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Hologic (HOLX) to Expand Surgical Portfolio With Bolder Buyout

Hologic's (HOLX) recent acquisition will accelerate its growth and enhance patient outcomes by leveraging significant commercial resources and strong relationships with OB/GYN specialists.