Alcon (ALC) Short Percentage of Float


ALC Alcon Inc ALC
71 GF Score
Price $67.93
GF Value $90.79
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is Alcon Short Percentage of Float?

Short Percentage of Float is the percentage of shares shorted compared to the float.

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ALC vs ISRG, BDX, MDLN: Short Percentage of Float Comparison

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Alcon's Short Percentage of Float, along with its competitors' market caps and Short Percentage of Float data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Alcon Short Percentage of Float vs Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Alcon's Short Percentage of Float distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Alcon's Short Percentage of Float falls into.


ALC
71GF Score
Alcon Inc ALC
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Is Alcon (ALC) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Alcon stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $67.93 is trading 25.2% below its estimated GF Value™ of $90.79. GuruFocus considers Alcon to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for ALC:

  • Short Percentage of Float:
  • GF Value™: $90.79 vs. price of $67.93 (25.2% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 71/100 with 3 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the ALC stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Alcon Business Description

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Alcon is one of the leading visioncare companies in the world. Following nine years as a Novartis subsidiary, it was spun off as a public company in April 2019. Alcon operates in two segments: visioncare and surgical. Visioncare comprises contact lenses, lenscare solutions, and a suite of ocular health products. With brands like Dailies, Total1, and Air Optix, Alcon controls about one fourth of the US contact lens market. Surgical comprises intraocular lenses, ophthalmic surgical equipment, and consumables used during surgeries. Its main products include Centurion, a phacoemulsification device used during cataract surgeries, and a portfolio of IOLs including PanOptix and Vivity. Alcon has one of the largest installed bases of eye surgical equipment in the world.
71GF Score

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$67.93
Price
$90.79
GF Value