Align Technology, Inc. (ALGN) earnings on April 29, 2026
More Align Technology, Inc. earnings
Prior outlook: Optimistic Outcome: Missed
After the earnings report, the stock jumped early in the day but then fell sharply, ending 1.4% lower.
ALGN price around the earnings
176.11
Change: -1.4%
2026-04-30, 19:59 UTC
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Prior thesis
Prior outlook: Optimistic Outcome: Missed
Strong expectations, price may climb.
Experts are optimistic about this stock, especially with supportive analyst ratings leading up to the earnings report. The stock has seen a strong upward trend recently, which has increased expectations.
Context analyzed before publication
- Summary
- Strong expectations; the scenario is optimistic.
- Playbook
- Given the positive analyst sentiment and recent price appreciation, the scenario is favorable. However, the increased risk heading into the earnings announcement is a factor.
- Trend
- Analyst confidence improving over past two sessions.
Analysts
Drivers
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Analysts
Positive
Most analysts recommend buying the stock, with an average price target that suggests further gains are possible. Some analysts have recently increased their price targets or initiated coverage with a positive rating.
Evidence
- Analyst consensus
- Buy
- Consensus average (1-5)
- 1.88
- Analysts covering the stock
- 14
- Average price target
- 205.5
- Lowest price target
- 169
- Highest price target
- 240
- Upside to price target
- 5.3%
- Quarterly earnings growth
- 30.8%
- Revenue growth
- 5.3%
- Forward EPS
- 12.31
- Trailing EPS
- 5.64
- Analyst moves in the last 60 days
- 4
- Strong buy: 3
- Buy: 8
- Hold: 4
- Sell: 0
- Strong sell: 1
- Strong buy
- 3
- Buy
- 8
- Hold
- 4
- Sell
- 0
- Strong sell
- 1
- April 21, 2026 · Piper Sandler: Maintains rating (Overweight → Overweight)
- April 15, 2026 · Citigroup: Initiates coverage (Buy)
- March 17, 2026 · Barclays: Upgrades rating (Equal-Weight → Overweight)
- February 26, 2026 · Barclays: Maintains rating (Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight)
News and sentiment
Drivers
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News & sentiment
Positive
Recent news and analyst actions are overwhelmingly positive. Online sentiment also strongly favors the stock, matching the positive price trend and analyst opinions.
Evidence
Sentiment
- Sentiment
- Constructive
- Mention volume
- Low
- Normalized volume
- 33%
News
Sources (2)
- Piper Sandler Maintains Overweight on Align Technology, Raises Price Target to $235 — Benzinga
- Citigroup Initiates Coverage On Align Technology with Buy Rating, Announces Price Target of $240 — Benzinga
Technicals
Drivers
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Technical
Positive
The stock has shown very strong upward price movement over the last 14 and 30 days. It is also outperforming the broader market, suggesting significant investor interest.
Evidence
- Average true range (ATR)
- 3.4%
- Distance to 52-week high
- -6.3%
- 14-day change (14d)
- +13.0%
- 30-day change
- +15.1%
- 30-day relative strength
- +11.3%
- Benchmark change
- +3.8%
- Nearest support
- 162.27
- Nearest resistance
- 200.44
- Volume accumulation ratio
- 0.67
Trends
Evidence
- Average earnings surprise
- +5.7%
- February 4, 2026: actual EPS 3.29 vs estimate 2.97 (surprise +10.8%)
- October 29, 2025: actual EPS 2.61 vs estimate 2.41 (surprise +8.4%)
- July 30, 2025: actual EPS 2.49 vs estimate 2.57 (surprise -3.3%)
- April 30, 2025: actual EPS 2.13 vs estimate 1.99 (surprise +7.1%)
Expected move
There is no implied-move data available for this event.
Reactions over its last 19 earnings
- Median move
- 7.6%
- 75th percentile move
- 14.5%
- 90th percentile move
- 25.5%
- Up / down moves
- 11 / 8
- Average up move
- +7.8%
- Average down move
- -14.4%
Monitoring and close
What Align Technology, Inc. reported
There is no monitoring data available for this event.
Pre-market second reading after the results
There is no second reading available for this event.
How the stock reacted
- Outcome
- Missed
- Consolidated
- -1.4%
- Max favorable move (MFE)
- 0.8%
- Max adverse move (MAE)
- 6.2%