ALHC
Alignment Healthcare, Inc.
September 16, 2026 · market open
- Rarity
- 2.31
- Peak move
- −17.73%
- Float cap
- $1.8B
Alignment Healthcare is a consumer-centric, clinically focused platform that provides Medicare Advantage plans to seniors. Its licensed health plans contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and receive fixed monthly payments per member to coordinate and manage covered healthcare, including hospital, physician, and prescription drug benefits. The company focuses on proactive, technology-enabled care management to improve outcomes and lower costs.
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9 events · 0 from SEC or newswire · 0 timed with the moveanalyst_ratingMarketBeat reported Alignment Healthcare carries a Moderate Buy consensus from 11 covering firms, with seven buy and four hold ratings and an average 12-month price target of $23.60.
insider_saleAn Alignment Healthcare insider sale showed CEO John Kao sold about $7.1 million of stock, including 557,870 shares across Sept 10-11, 2026, with the Sept 11 portion covering tax withholding on vesting RSUs under a pre-arranged trading plan.
- Key event
class_action_filedRosen Law Firm and Kaplan Fox each announced investigations into potential securities-law violations by Alignment Healthcare, alleging materially misleading business information and citing a July 8, 2026 whistleblower complaint by a former executive alleging accounting irregularities.
large_option_expiryInvestors bought 19,456 Alignment Healthcare call options, roughly 996% above the average daily volume of 1,775 contracts, reported as unusual options activity around mid-September 2026.
executive_remarkAt the Sept 15 Baird 2026 Global Healthcare Conference, Alignment Healthcare CEO John Kao declined to comment on Medicare Advantage Star Ratings and Plan Preview 2 results, citing CMS sensitivity and expecting public disclosure in mid-October, while CFO Jim Head said institutional costs from hospital bills and longer skilled-nursing stays remained elevated in July and August with guidance unchanged and $10M-$11M added H2 investment.
- Key event
peer_disclosureCVS Health disclosed at a Wells Fargo healthcare conference that it continues to face elevated medical costs, a read-through that weighed on managed-care peers including Alignment Healthcare and Clover Health.
analyst_ratingFollowing Alignment Healthcare's Baird conference remarks, Barclays lowered its price target on ALHC to $16 from $19 with an equal weight rating, while the analyst consensus stands at Moderate Buy with an average 12-month target of $23.60.
- Key event
policy_changeBipartisan lawmakers introduced the Protecting Approved Care Act on Sept 15, legislation to reform Medicare Advantage prior authorization and payment rules by requiring plans to honor initial prior authorizations and prohibiting retroactive payment clawbacks.
major_contractAlignment Health Plan announced an enhanced arrangement with Hoag Health System expanding in-network access for Orange County Medicare Advantage members to Hoag's physicians, two hospitals, 17 urgent care centers and 13 wellness centers, effective January 1, 2027.