Alcon Market Sentiment

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M&A: Neurotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc was acquired by Alcon (ALC) on Tuesday, October 20, 2026 for $550M

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Alcon Market Sentiment

Market sentiment signals for Alcon (ALC): analyst consensus, short interest, options flow and insider activity.

Key Signals

Analyst Consensus▲ Buy

Short Interest— N/A

Options Flow▲ 0.49 P/C ratio

Insider Activity— N/A

Analyst Consensus

Buy

21 analysts

Options Flow (P/C)

0.49

More calls — Bullish

239 calls · 116 puts

Avg Consensus PT

$88

+25.1%

Highest Price Target

$110

+57.2%

Oppenheimer

Lowest Price Target

$70

+0.0%

Barclays

Short Interest

—

Insider Activity (30d)

—

Short Interest — % of Float

Recent Analyst Actions

Date	Firm	Analyst & Accuracy	Upside / Downside	PT Change	Action	Rating
Oct 21, 2026	Needham	David Saxon—	+40.0%	$98 → $98	Maintained	Buy
Oct 12, 2026	BTIG	Ryan Zimmerman—	+5.7%	$82 → $74	Maintained	Buy
Oct 7, 2026	Barclays	Christopher Pasquale—	+0.0%	$70	Initiate	Equal-Weight
Sep 22, 2026	Jefferies	Anthony Petrone—	+21.4%	$95 → $85	Maintained	Buy
Sep 15, 2026	Needham	David Saxon—	+40.0%	$98 → $98	Maintained	Buy
Aug 12, 2026	JP Morgan	David Adlington—	+12.0%	$78 → $78	Maintained	Neutral
Aug 12, 2026	Mizuho	Anthony Petrone—	+21.4%	$80 → $85	Maintained	Outperform
Aug 11, 2026	Needham	David Saxon—	+40.0%	$95 → $98	Maintained	Buy
Aug 11, 2026	BTIG	Ryan Zimmerman—	+17.2%	$82 → $82	Maintained	Buy
Jul 15, 2026	Mizuho	Anthony Petrone—	+14.3%	$85 → $80	Maintained	Outperform
May 8, 2026	Barclays	Matt Miksic—	+11.4%	$90 → $78	Maintained	Equal-Weight
May 7, 2026	Wells Fargo	Larry Biegelsen—	+22.9%	$97 → $86	Maintained	Overweight
May 7, 2026	Mizuho	Anthony Petrone—	+21.4%	$95 → $85	Maintained	Outperform
May 7, 2026	Baird	Jeff Johnson—	+28.6%	$98 → $90	Maintained	Outperform
May 6, 2026	Needham	David Saxon—	+35.7%	$100 → $95	Maintained	Buy
May 6, 2026	BTIG	Ryan Zimmerman—	+17.2%	$87 → $82	Maintained	Buy
Mar 23, 2026	BTIG	Ryan Zimmerman—	+31.4%	$92 → $92	Maintained	Buy
Mar 9, 2026	Stifel	Thomas Stephan—	+17.2%	$80 → $82	Maintained	Hold
Feb 26, 2026	Barclays	Matt Miksic—	+28.6%	$86 → $90	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Feb 26, 2026	Wells Fargo	Larry Biegelsen—	+38.6%	$88 → $97	Upgrade	Equal-Weight→Overweight
Feb 26, 2026	Needham	David Saxon—	+42.9%	$98 → $100	Maintained	Buy
Feb 25, 2026	BTIG	Ryan Zimmerman—	+31.4%	$91 → $92	Maintained	Buy
Jan 9, 2026	Stifel	Thomas Stephan—	+14.3%	$85 → $80	Downgrade	Buy→Hold
Dec 11, 2025	B of A Securities	Julien Ouaddour—	+7.2%	$100 → $75	Downgrade	Buy→Underperform
Nov 24, 2025	BTIG	Ryan Zimmerman—	+30.0%	$91 → $91	Maintained	Buy