<div id="readability-page-1"><p><span>AllianceBernstein (NYSE:AB - Get Free Report)</span> had its price objective boosted by equities research analysts at Barclays  from $34.00 to $36.00 in a research note issued on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has an &#34;equal weight&#34; rating on the asset manager's stock. Barclays's price target suggests a potential downside of 3.05% from the company's current price.</p><div><p><span></span><span>Get <strong>AllianceBernstein</strong> alerts:</span></p></div><ul><li>3 Biopharmaceutical Stocks Bucking the Sell-Off</li></ul><p>Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on AB. Evercore ISI reduced their price objective on AllianceBernstein from $41.00 to $38.00 and set an &#34;outperform&#34; rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Bank of America lowered shares of AllianceBernstein from a &#34;buy&#34; rating to a &#34;neutral&#34; rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $42.00 to $38.00 in a research note on Thursday, April 3rd. Sanford C. Bernstein cut shares of AllianceBernstein from a &#34;buy&#34; rating to a &#34;neutral&#34; rating and set a $38.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Thursday, April 3rd. Finally, TD Cowen lowered their price objective on AllianceBernstein from $37.50 to $34.00 and set a &#34;hold&#34; rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued  a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company  has an average rating of &#34;Hold&#34; and an average price target of $37.50.</p><p><b>Read Our Latest Research Report on AllianceBernstein</b></p><h2>AllianceBernstein Trading Down 1.7 %</h2><ul><li>MarketBeat Week in Review – 03/24 - 03/28</li></ul><p>Shares of AB opened at $37.13 on Wednesday. AllianceBernstein has a 1-year low of $30.57 and a 1-year high of $41.37. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.98, a P/E/G ratio of 0.78 and a beta of 0.97. The business's 50-day moving average price is $36.99 and its 200 day moving average price is $36.94. </p><p>AllianceBernstein (NYSE:AB - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The asset manager reported $1.05 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.87 by $0.18. AllianceBernstein had a net margin of 9.46% and a return on equity of 17.88%.  On average, research analysts predict that  AllianceBernstein will post 3.58 earnings per share for the current year. </p><h2>Institutional Trading of AllianceBernstein</h2><ul><li>AbbVie Stock Boosts Portfolios With Entry Into Weight Loss Market</li></ul><p>A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. FMR LLC lifted its holdings in shares of  AllianceBernstein by 19.0% during the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,110,304 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $115,361,000 after acquiring an additional 496,923 shares during the period.  American Century Companies Inc. boosted its holdings in  AllianceBernstein by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 3,026,102 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $112,238,000 after purchasing an additional 33,888 shares in the last quarter.  JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. raised its holdings in shares of  AllianceBernstein by 18.1% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. now owns 2,899,762 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $107,552,000 after buying an additional 445,398 shares in the last quarter.  Jennison Associates LLC boosted its stake in  AllianceBernstein by 7.0% in the 4th quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 939,649 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $34,852,000 after buying an additional 61,326 shares in the last quarter.  Finally, Natixis grew its position in  AllianceBernstein by 16.4% in the fourth quarter. Natixis now owns 660,700 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $24,505,000 after acquiring an additional 93,300 shares during the period. Institutional investors own  19.25% of the company's stock. </p><h2>About AllianceBernstein</h2> (Get Free Report)<p>AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm is a related adviser The firm manages separate client focused portfolios for its clients. 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<p>Barclays has raised its price target for AllianceBernstein (NYSE:AB) from $34.00 to $36.00, maintaining an "equal weight" rating. This suggests a potential downside of 3.05% from the current price. Other brokerages have also adjusted their ratings, with Evercore ISI setting a target of $38.00 and Bank of America lowering theirs to $38.00 as well. AllianceBernstein's stock opened at $37.13, with a 1-year range of $30.57 to $41.37. Analysts predict earnings per share of 3.58 for the current year.</p>

AllianceBernstein (NYSE:AB) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Barclays Analyst Says