Alcon (XSWX:ALCE) Short Ratio


XSWX:ALCE Alcon Inc XSWX:ALCE
53 GF Score
Price CHF55.60
GF Value CHF73.46
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is Alcon Short Ratio?

Short Ratio is a metric signaling prevailing investors' sentiment with a company. It represents the number of days it takes short sellers on average to repurchase all the shares short.

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XSWX:ALCE
53GF Score
Alcon Inc XSWX:ALCE
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Is Alcon (XSWX:ALCE) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Alcon stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of CHF55.60 is trading 24.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of CHF73.46. GuruFocus considers Alcon to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for XSWX:ALCE:

  • Short Ratio:
  • GF Value™: CHF73.46 vs. price of CHF55.60 (24.3% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 53/100 with 3 warning signs

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Alcon Business Description

Address Chemin de Blandonnet 8, Vernier, Geneva, CHE, 1214
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.
53GF Score

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CHF55.60
Price
CHF73.46
GF Value