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title: "AllianceBernstein (NYSE:AB) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Barclays Analyst Says"
description: "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. Ot"
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# AllianceBernstein (NYSE:AB) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Barclays Analyst Says

> 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.

AllianceBernstein (NYSE:AB - Get Free Report) 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 "equal weight" rating on the asset manager's stock. Barclays's price target suggests a potential downside of 3.05% from the company's current price.

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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 "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Bank of America lowered shares of AllianceBernstein from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" 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 "buy" rating to a "neutral" 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 "hold" 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 "Hold" and an average price target of $37.50.

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## AllianceBernstein Trading Down 1.7 %

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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.

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.

## Institutional Trading of AllianceBernstein

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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 & Co. raised its holdings in shares of AllianceBernstein by 18.1% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & 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.

## About AllianceBernstein

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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. The firm primarily invests in common and preferred stocks, warrants and convertible securities, government and corporate fxed-income securities, commodities, currencies, real estate-related assets and infation-protected securities.

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