Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Alector Inc shares valued at $32,998 were sold by Hammond Paula on Aug 26 ’25. At $2.36 per share, Hammond Paula sold 14,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 74,909 shares worth approximately $0.18 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, PAULA HAMMOND purchased 14,000 shares, netting a total of over 32,997 in proceeds.
Before that, MARC GRASSO had added 76,446 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $152,892, the Officer bought Alector Inc shares for $2.00 each.
As published in a research note from Mizuho on July 28, 2025, Alector Inc [ALEC] has been rated up from a Neutral to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $3.50. Analysts at Mizuho downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. As of December 16, 2024, Stifel has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Hold” for ALEC. Earlier on December 04, 2024, BofA Securities downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Underperform” for ALEC stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing ALEC Stock Performance
On last trading session, Alector Inc [NASDAQ: ALEC] plunged -0.42% to $2.39. The stock’s lowest price that day was $2.38, but it reached a high of $2.5099 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 5.29%. Over the course of the year, Alector Inc shares have dropped approximately -55.33%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $2.56 on 08/25/25 and a 52-week low of $0.87 on 04/09/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Alector Inc (ALEC)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 2.34, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 2.30. In the upper region, resistance lies at 2.47. The next price resistance is at 2.56. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 61.78 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Alector Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Alector Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-08-15 dropping by -0.4 million shares to 5.47 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-15 was 5.87 million shares. A decline of -7.27% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.42 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 4.42.
Which companies own the most shares of Alector Inc (ALEC)?
In terms of Alector Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 4 in the next 12 months, up nearly 66.67% from the previous closing price of $2.4. Analysts anticipate Alector Inc stock to reach 4 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 4. In spite of this, 4 analysts ranked Alector Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On November 29, 2024, H.C. Wainwright assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $7.
