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ALC — structural market context

Alcon Inc.

Structural market context from public regulatory and market data, shown with its as-of dates. Descriptive only: nothing on this page is a recommendation, a prediction, or advice to buy or sell any security.

What changed

As of the close on Oct 21. Each line shows the earlier value, the later value and their dates.

Price

Close $67.43 (Oct 21) vs $67.83 (Oct 20): −0.59%.

Volume

0.63× its 20-session average (1.7M) on Oct 21.

Includes pre- and post-market trading.

Short interest

Short interest 17.9M shares (settlement Sep 30) vs 17.5M (Sep 15).

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Fails-to-deliver

Latest file (settlements Sep 15–Sep 30, published Oct 16): 8 days with fails, largest 25K shares on Sep 17.

Previous file (settlements Sep 1–Sep 14, published Sep 30): 4 days with fails, largest 86K shares on Sep 11.

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Analyst rating actions

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ALC short interest & days to cover

SHARES SHORT
17.9M
% OF FLOAT
3.7%
DAYS TO COVER
9.3
CHANGE VS PRIOR
+2.2%

FINRA consolidated short interest, reported twice a month and published ~2 weeks after each settlement date. % of float uses reported free float. · as of 2026-09-30 (22d ago)

ALC fails-to-deliver (FTD)

Settlement dateFailed sharesPrice
2026-09-30 · 22d16$65.44
2026-09-25 · 27d104$64.56
2026-09-24 · 28d2K$65.39

SEC fails-to-deliver files, published twice a month with ~6 weeks of delay.

ALC analyst ratings

FirmActionRatingPublished
BTIGprice_target—2026-10-12
BarclaysinitialisePositive2026-10-06
Barclaysprice_target—2026-10-06
JefferiesholdBuy2026-09-22
Jefferiesprice_target—2026-09-22

Rating actions as published by the firms, from public feeds. They are not graded here.

Frequently asked questions

What is ALC's short interest?
As of the FINRA settlement date 2026-09-30, ALC had 17.9M shares sold short — 3.7% of its float, with 9.3 days to cover at average volume. FINRA publishes this data roughly two weeks after each twice-monthly settlement, so it is inherently delayed. A short-interest figure describes an aggregate position; it does not predict what the stock will do.
What do analysts say about ALC?
The most recent action: BTIG price_target on 2026-10-12. Rating actions are shown as published by the firms; they are not graded here.
Is this page telling me to buy or sell ALC?
No. Everything on this page is descriptive, structural market context from public data, shown with its as-of dates. TradeAI News does not issue directional recommendations, price predictions, or buy/sell advice — for any ticker.
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