Why Is It Moving? Looking At Alcoa's Price Action Today

The Price And Volume Action In Alcoa's Stock Today

Alcoa's AA stock has been rising Wednesday, up 9.74% to a price of $29.7. The stock's volume is currently 5.89 million, which is roughly 80.39% of its recent 30-day volume average of 7.32 million.

Why It's Moving

Benzinga Pro's real-time breaking news service shows some insight into what is affecting shares: Alcoa shares are trading higher after Goldman Sachs upgraded the stock from Sell to Buy and raised its price target from $19 to $32 per share.

Perspective On Recent Price Action

The moving average price of the stock over the past 50 days was $22.44 at the time this article was published. In the past fifty-two weeks, the stock price has been as high as $27.86 and as low as $5.16.

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