Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for AB in the last 90 days.
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AllianceBernstein (AB) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Oct 12 close
$34.70−0.20 (−0.6%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryOct 12 closeThis week's news flow centers on AllianceBernstein's AUM update and ongoing analyst reaction to its last earnings. TD Cowen lowered its price target on AB from $38 to $36 while maintaining a "Hold" rating, citing that quarterly earnings and revenue slightly missed expectations despite a 7.5% year-over-year revenue increase. A separate report also notes a consensus "Hold" rating from brokerages with an average 12-month price target of $38.88. AllianceBernstein also announced its September 30, 2026 assets under management figures, and separately is seeking unitholder approval for a new 2026 Long Term Incentive Plan authorizing up to 60 million AB Holding Units, with a maximum of 30 million newly issued.
AB closed at $34.70, down 0.6%, sitting below both its 50-day average of $36.17 and 200-day average of $37.81, with the 50-day below the 200-day. The one-month return stands at -3.9%, the three-month at -7.8%, and the six-month at -10.3%. The GekkoIndex reads 65.1, placing AB in the Accumulation zone. Price sits 6.3% below Gekko Fair Value of $37.04.
AB's next earnings date falls on 27 October 2026, 15 days away, placing it inside a typical 20-trading-day holding window. Its last reported quarter showed adjusted EPS of $0.82 against an estimate of $0.86, with a -2.1% reaction, and the company has beaten estimates in 5 of 8 recent quarters with an average absolute reaction of 3.5%. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears in the respective windows. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days from this point in the calendar have averaged +4.8% over 5 years, rising in 4 of them. Consensus among 5 analysts stands at 2 buy and 3 hold ratings, with a consensus target of $38.29.
Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
AllianceBernstein price vs fair value
Close $34.70200-day averageGekko Fair Value $37.04
AllianceBernstein quick facts
- Market cap
- $3.23B
- P/E ratio
- 10.5
- Forward P/E
- 9.4
- EPS, TTM
- $3.37
- Revenue, TTM
- $80.00M
- Profit margin
- 390.6%
- Dividend yield
- 9.89%
- Beta
- 0.77
- Volume
- 302,736 avg 319,174
- 1-year return
- −9.0%
- Typical daily move
- ±1.4%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.2%
- 50-day average
- $36.17
- 200-day average
- $37.81
- Next earnings
- Oct 27
- Shares outstanding
- 93.08M
AllianceBernstein swing-trade checklist
AllianceBernstein scores 3 supportive, 0 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive0 mixed2 headwinds
- Trendheadwind
Below 50 and 200-day
Close $34.70 is below the 50-day ($36.17) and 200-day ($37.81) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
65.1, Accumulation
Reading 65.1 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
6.3% below
Price is 6.3% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair value - Smart moneyno data
No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings riskheadwind
Reports in 15 days
Reports on Oct 27, 2026, 15 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+4.8% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +4.8% over 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
See seasonality
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AllianceBernstein stock chart and price history
AllianceBernstein closed at $34.70 on Oct 12, 2026, −9.0% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $34.58 to $44.11.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −3.9%
- 3 months
- −7.8%
- 6 months
- −10.3%
- 1 year
- −9.0%
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About AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein is an investment management firm that builds and runs portfolios tailored to individual clients rather than offering one-size-fits-all funds. Its customers range from insurance and investment companies to pension and profit-sharing plans, banks, trusts, estates, government bodies, charities, corporations and individual investors. It is recognized for managing money across a wide span of asset types, including common and preferred shares, warrants, convertible securities, government and corporate bonds, commodities, currencies, real estate holdings and inflation-linked securities.
To construct these portfolios, the firm combines quantitative analysis with a mix of trading approaches, holding positions for both the short and long term, using short sales, margin trading, and options strategies such as covered calls, uncovered options and spreads. It also draws on outside research alongside its own internal analysis. The firm previously operated under the name Alliance Capital Management Holding LP before adopting its current identity.
AllianceBernstein traces its founding back to 1967 and operates from Nashville, Tennessee, with further offices in New York. Its shares trade on the NYSE under the ticker AB.
- Listed
- NYSE
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Investment managers
- Website
- alliancebernstein.com
AllianceBernstein GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
AllianceBernstein’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 65.1, in the Accumulation zone, down 0.5 points over five sessions.
65.1Accumulation
Down 0.5 points over five sessions.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 7 | Too few readings yet | |||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 237 | +0.9% | +1.3% | ||
| Neutral | 419 | −0.4% | −0.2% | ||
| Distribution | 16 | −1.1% | −4.1% | ||
| Selling | 3 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average AB share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
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Is AllianceBernstein stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
AllianceBernstein trades 6.3% below Gekko Fair Value of $37.04, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what AllianceBernstein shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$37.04
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026
6.3% Undervalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 4.4% below the estimate.
Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
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AllianceBernstein insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for AllianceBernstein, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in AB were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
AllianceBernstein has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Sep 30, 2021
- $408K
- As a share of market cap
- 0.01%
From company filings.
AllianceBernstein earnings: next date and track record
AllianceBernstein reports on Oct 27, 2026 (15 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Oct 27, 2026
15 days away
- EPS estimate
- $0.86
- Revenue estimate
- $915.7M
5 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±3.5%average move across the report
5 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Jul 28, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- AllianceBernstein (AB) reported a strong Q2 2026 with record AUM exceeding $905 billion, strongest sales quarter in five years, positive organic growth, and private markets AUM reaching $90-100 billion more than a year ahead of target. Adjusted earnings were $0.82 per unit, up 8% year-over-year, with adjusted net revenues of $888 million (+5% YoY). Key themes were base fee growth, disciplined expense management, and operating leverage, while management continues selective investment in private markets, ETFs, insurance, and private wealth. Management emphasized the strategic opportunity from the proposed Equitable-Corebridge combination (expected to add at least $100 billion of AUM over time) and highlighted strong momentum in insurance third-party business, private wealth fundraising (including ~$900 million in private wealth alts in Q2), and ETF growth to ~$20 billion. Performance fees and private markets realizations were lower than the prior year due to unrealized marks and investor-level tax events. Management reiterated margin targets (30-35% overall) and noted potential high incremental margins from onboarding Corebridge/Equitable assets.
- Guidance
- Expense guidance: reduced by $5 million to $10 million for the year (near-term). Management expects to continue accruing at a 40.5% compensation accrual rate. They reiterated an overall margin target range of 30% to 35% and suggested ~20% to 30% of Corebridge/Equitable assets could come online in 2027 with acceleration in 2028 toward the first $100 billion. No explicit revenue or EPS guidance was provided beyond these statements.
- Risks flagged
- Headwinds mentioned include an uncertain geopolitical and policy backdrop, cyclical regional demand shifts (notably in some Asian fixed income flows), lower private market realizations and unrealized marks reducing performance fees, investor-level tax events impacting fee collections, and regulatory scrutiny of certain tax-advantaged product types (Treasury/IRS comments) though management states AB's exposure is limited. Integration and contractual complexity tied to the Equitable/Corebridge transaction (e.g., third-party manager contracts) could constrain immediate ability to manage all incoming general account assets.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2026 | $0.82 est $0.86 | $887.5M est $907.7M | −2.1% |
| Apr 28, 2026 | $0.83 est $0.83 | $871.1M est $894.7M | +3.3% |
| Feb 5, 2026 | $0.96 est $0.92 | $957.3M est $956.1M | −7.1% |
| Oct 23, 2025 | $0.86 est $0.85 | $884.7M est $897.6M | +0.6% |
| Jul 24, 2025 | $0.76 est $0.77 | $844.4M est $840.9M | +2.7% |
| Apr 24, 2025 | $0.80 est $0.78 | $838.2M est $852.6M | +2.5% |
| Feb 6, 2025 | $1.05 est $0.86 | $973.3M est $895.7M | −7.6% |
| Oct 24, 2024 | $0.77 est $0.72 | $845.1M est $840.3M | +1.9% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
AllianceBernstein stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for AllianceBernstein is $38.29, +10.3% from the last close, from 5 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$38.29consensus 12-month target, +10.3% from the last close
Now $34.70Avg $38.29
Low $35High $39
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 5 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12 | TD Cowen | $36 | +3.7% |
| Oct 9 | Evercore ISI | $39 | +12.4% |
| Oct 5 | Bank of America Securities | $35 | +0.9% |
| Sep 28 | Barclays | $39 | +12.4% |
| Sep 11 | TD Cowen | $38 | +9.5% |
+1.3%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
+4.8%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±1.4%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
AllianceBernstein seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, AllianceBernstein averaged +4.8% across the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +2.9% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +4.1% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +6.1% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +4.8% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +5.6% | 4 of 5 |
For scale, AB’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 4.2%.
AllianceBernstein market cap and key statistics
AllianceBernstein’s market cap is $3.23B, with a P/E ratio of 10.5 and revenue of $80.00M over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $3.23B
- P/E ratio
- 10.5
- Forward P/E
- 9.4
- EPS, TTM
- $3.37
- Gekko Fair Value
- $37.04
Trading
- Volume
- 302,736
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 319,174
- 52-week high
- $44.11
- 52-week low
- $34.58
- Shares outstanding
- 93.08M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $80.00M
- Profit margin
- 390.6%
- Return on equity
- 19.4%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +20.9%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.77
- Typical daily move
- ±1.4%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.2%
- Dividend yield
- 9.89%
AllianceBernstein stock news this week
Coverage of AllianceBernstein this week reads neutral: 1 positive, 6 neutral and 3 negative headlines.
- TD Cowen Has Lowered Expectations for AllianceBernstein (NYSE:AB) Stock PriceMarketBeat, Oct 12
- AB Announces September 30, 2026 Assets Under ManagementPRNewsWire, Oct 12
- AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. (AB) Stock ForecastsYahoo! Finance Canada, Oct 10
- Form DEF 14A ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P. For: 9 October By Investing.comInvesting.com Australia, Oct 10
- Up to 30M new units are proposed as AllianceBernstein (AB) puts an incentive plan to a vote.Stock Titan, Oct 9
- Form DEFA14A ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDINStreetInsider, Oct 9
AllianceBernstein peers
AllianceBernstein’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| MSMorgan Stanley | Accumulation | 11.1% below |
| BLKBlackRock | Neutral | 9.0% below |
| UBSUBS | Accumulation | 10.2% below |
| BXBlackstone | Accumulation | 15.2% below |
| BNBrookfield | Accumulation | 18.9% below |
| KKRKKR | Accumulation | 17.8% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
AllianceBernstein stock FAQ
What is AllianceBernstein’s market cap?
AllianceBernstein’s market cap is $3.23B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $34.70, with 93.08M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 10.5.
What is the AllianceBernstein stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for AllianceBernstein is $38.29, +10.3% from the last close. Of the 5 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 2 rate it a buy, 3 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is AllianceBernstein stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate AllianceBernstein is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $34.70 is 6.3% below Gekko Fair Value of $37.04. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does AllianceBernstein report earnings next?
AllianceBernstein is expected to report on Oct 27, 2026 (15 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.86 per share on revenue of $915.7M. AllianceBernstein beat the earnings estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports, moving 3.5% on average across the report.
What is AllianceBernstein’s 52-week high and low?
AllianceBernstein’s 52-week high is $44.11 and its 52-week low is $34.58; it closed at $34.70 on Oct 12, 2026, −9.0% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $57.54 on Oct 28, 2021.
Is AllianceBernstein stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value and seasonality) and 2 as headwinds (trend and earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
How this page works
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