(AB) AllianceBernstein Holding - Ratings and Ratios

Exchange: NYSE • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US01881G1067

Mutual Funds, Separate Accounts, Fixed-Income, Equity Strategies

Dividends

Dividend Yield 8.68%
Yield on Cost 5y 16.41%
Yield CAGR 5y 1.66%
Payout Consistency 89.6%
Payout Ratio 100.0%
Risk via 10d forecast
Volatility 27.6%
Value at Risk 5%th 45.4%
Relative Tail Risk 0.01%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio 0.66
Alpha 10.04
CAGR/Max DD 0.34
Character TTM
Hurst Exponent 0.356
Beta 0.747
Beta Downside 0.536
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD 32.68%
Mean DD 9.99%
Median DD 8.59%

Description: AB AllianceBernstein Holding November 07, 2025

AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. (NYSE: AB) is a publicly traded, U.S.-based investment manager that offers a broad suite of active-management services to institutional and individual clients, including pension plans, banks, trusts, government agencies, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm constructs separate, client-focused portfolios across a wide asset universe-equities (common, preferred, warrants, convertibles), fixed-income (government and corporate bonds), commodities, currencies, real-estate-related assets, and inflation-protected securities-using a blend of quantitative models, fundamental research, and a range of trading tactics (long/short positions, margin, options, and spread strategies). External research supplements its in-house analysis, and the firm operates out of its Nashville headquarters with additional offices in New York.

Key operating metrics (as of FY 2024): • Assets under management (AUM) ≈ $650 billion, reflecting a 7 % YoY increase driven largely by net inflows into fee-based advisory accounts. • Total revenue ≈ $2.6 billion, with fee-related income accounting for roughly 78 % of the mix, underscoring the sector’s shift toward recurring, low-volatility fee streams. • Net profit margin stood at ~15 %, consistent with peers that benefit from scale but face ongoing fee-compression pressure from the rise of passive alternatives and heightened client cost scrutiny.

Sector drivers that materially affect AB’s outlook include: 1) **Interest-rate environment** – higher rates boost yields on newly issued bonds, expanding the firm’s fixed-income trading revenue but also increasing duration risk in existing portfolios. 2) **Fee-compression trends** – the continued migration of institutional assets to low-cost passive vehicles pressures traditional active-management fees, prompting firms like AB to diversify into advisory and wealth-management services. 3) **Regulatory and ESG considerations** – heightened disclosure requirements and growing client demand for sustainable investing are reshaping product offerings and research focus across the asset-management industry.

For a deeper, data-driven look at AB’s valuation assumptions and scenario analyses, the ValueRay platform provides a granular breakdown that can help you assess the firm’s risk-adjusted upside.

Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 5.0

Net Income (323.5m TTM) > 0 and > 6% of Revenue (6% = 21.6m TTM)
FCFTA 0.31 (>2.0%) and ΔFCFTA 15.24pp (YES ≥ +1.0pp, WARN ≥ +0.5pp)
NWC/Revenue 231.6% (prev 35.27%; Δ 196.4pp) (YES ≤20% & Δ≤-1pp; WARN ≤25% & Δ≤0 oder ≤40% & Δ≤-3pp)
CFO/TA 0.31 (>3.0%) and CFO 362.6m > Net Income 323.5m (YES >=105%, WARN >=100%)
Net Debt (-832.0m) to EBITDA (359.6m) ratio: -2.31 <= 3.0 (WARN <= 3.5)
Current Ratio -924.5 (target 1.5–3.0; WARN 1.2–<1.5 or >3.0–5.0; CFO/TA gate active)
Outstanding Shares last Quarter (110.6m) change vs 12m ago -3.01% (target <= -2.0% for YES)
Gross Margin -413.8% (prev -318.6%; Δ -95.28pp) >=18% & Δ>=+0.5pp (WARN >=15% & Δ>=0)
Asset Turnover 21.94% (prev 20.67%; Δ 1.27pp) >=50% & Δ>=+2pp (WARN >=35% & Δ>=0)
Interest Coverage Ratio -4.09 (EBITDA TTM 359.6m / Interest Expense TTM 84.5m) >= 6 (WARN >= 3)

ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 47.20

1. Piotroski 5.0pt
2. FCF Yield 9.68%
3. FCF Margin data missing
4. Debt/Equity data missing
5. Debt/Ebitda -2.31
6. ROIC - WACC (= -99.19)%
7. RoE 18.00%
8. Rev. Trend 13.29%
9. EPS Trend -2.78%

What is the price of AB shares?

As of December 14, 2025, the stock is trading at USD 39.96 with a total of 173,480 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -6.64%, over one month by +0.58%, over three months by +7.65% and over the past year by +20.71%.

Is AB a buy, sell or hold?

AllianceBernstein Holding has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.43. Therefor, it is recommend to hold AB.
  • Strong Buy: 1
  • Buy: 1
  • Hold: 5
  • Sell: 0
  • Strong Sell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the AB price?

Issuer Target Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price 41.1 3%
Analysts Target Price 41.1 3%
ValueRay Target Price 46 15%

AB Fundamental Data Overview December 03, 2025

Market Cap USD = 4.58b (4.58b USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
P/E Trailing = 13.7185
P/E Forward = 11.1982
P/S = 10.1475
P/B = 3.1939
P/EG = 0.6343
Beta = 0.841
Revenue TTM = 359.6m USD
EBIT TTM = -345.4m USD
EBITDA TTM = 359.6m USD
Long Term Debt = unknown (none)
Short Term Debt = unknown (none)
Debt = unknown
Net Debt = -832.0m USD (from netDebt column, last fiscal year)
Enterprise Value = 3.75b USD (4.58b + (null Debt) - CCE 832.0m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = -4.09 (Ebit TTM -345.4m / Interest Expense TTM 84.5m)
FCF Yield = 9.68% (FCF TTM 362.6m / Enterprise Value 3.75b)
FCF Margin = 100.8% (FCF TTM 362.6m / Revenue TTM 359.6m)
Net Margin = 89.96% (Net Income TTM 323.5m / Revenue TTM 359.6m)
Gross Margin = -413.8% ((Revenue TTM 359.6m - Cost of Revenue TTM 1.85b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 100.0% (prev 100.0%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 3.18 (Enterprise Value 3.75b / Total Assets 1.18b)
Interest Expense / Debt = unknown (Interest Expense 84.5m / Debt none)
Taxrate = 9.41% (7.66m / 81.4m)
NOPAT = -312.9m (EBIT -345.4m * (1 - 9.41%)) [loss with tax shield]
Current Ratio = unknown (Total Current Assets 832.0m / Total Current Liabilities -900.0k)
Debt / Equity = unknown (Debt none)
Debt / EBITDA = -2.31 (Net Debt -832.0m / EBITDA 359.6m)
Debt / FCF = -2.29 (Net Debt -832.0m / FCF TTM 362.6m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1.80b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 27.44% (Net Income 323.5m / Total Assets 1.18b)
RoE = 18.00% (Net Income TTM 323.5m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.80b)
RoCE = -29.28% (EBIT -345.4m / Capital Employed (Total Assets 1.18b - Current Liab -900.0k))
RoIC = -90.42% (negative operating profit) (NOPAT -312.9m / Invested Capital 346.0m)
WACC = 8.77% (E(4.58b)/V(4.58b) * Re(8.77%) + (debt-free company))
Discount Rate = 8.77% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -33.33 | Cagr: -0.44%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 77.35% ; FCFE base≈347.9m ; Y1≈388.7m ; Y5≈514.7m
Fair Price DCF = 85.73 (DCF Value 7.80b / Shares Outstanding 91.0m; 5y FCF grow 13.55% → 3.0% )
EPS Correlation: -2.78 | EPS CAGR: -10.25% | SUE: 0.44 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 13.29 | Revenue CAGR: -12.46% | SUE: -0.75 | # QB: 0
EPS next Quarter (2026-03-31): EPS=0.89 | Chg30d=-0.005 | Revisions Net=+4 | Analysts=6
EPS next Year (2026-12-31): EPS=3.77 | Chg30d=-0.023 | Revisions Net=-2 | Growth EPS=+13.5% | Growth Revenue=+8.9%

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