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NASDAQ: ALGN
Align Technology (ALGN) stock, explained like you're 5
Align Technology trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker ALGN. It is a large cap company in the industrial specialties industry, part of the healthcare sector, with a market value of about 10.1 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- ALGN
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Industry
- Industrial Specialties
- Size
- Large cap, about 10.1 billion dollars
Is Align Technology a small, medium or large cap company?
Yes. Align Technology is a large cap stock. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 10.1 billion dollars.
Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.
How Align Technology makes money
- Selling medicines, medical devices or healthcare services.
- Insurance premiums or hospital and clinic fees.
- Research and licensing deals.
What moves ALGN stock
- Results from clinical trials and approvals from regulators.
- Drug prices, insurance rules and government policy.
- Patents running out and new competing treatments.
In the news lately
- Align Technology Wins Significant Patent Infringement Case Against Angelalign at Unified Patent Court (Stock Titan)
- Align Technology Inc. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day (MarketWatch)
- Align Technology, Inc. (ALGN) Stock forecasts (Yahoo Finance Australia)
- Digital Dentistry Growth Might Change The Case For Investing In Align Technology (ALGN) (Simply Wall Street)
- ALGN: Align Technology, Inc. Latest Stock Price, Analysis, News and Trading Ideas (Stocktwits)
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Questions about Align Technology stock
What does Align Technology do?
Align Technology trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker ALGN. It is a large cap company in the industrial specialties industry, part of the healthcare sector, with a market value of about 10.1 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for Align Technology?
Align Technology trades under the ticker ALGN on the Nasdaq.
What is Align Technology's market cap?
Align Technology is a large cap stock with a market cap of about 10.1 billion dollars.
How does Align Technology make money?
Selling medicines, medical devices or healthcare services. Insurance premiums or hospital and clinic fees. Research and licensing deals.
What moves ALGN stock?
Results from clinical trials and approvals from regulators. Drug prices, insurance rules and government policy. Patents running out and new competing treatments.
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