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Here is how Alto Ingredients (ALTO) and Central Garden (CENTA) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.

PEKIN, Ill., March 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alto Ingredients, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALTO), a producer and distributor of renewable fuel, essential ingredients and specialty alcohols, today announced that management will take part in the H.C. Wainwright Renewable Fuels Virtual Day on Wednesday, March 25, 2026.

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As of March 9, 2026, three stocks in the materials sector could be flashing a real warning to investors who value momentum as a key criteria in their trading decisions.

Strong improvement in fiscal performance has sent Alto Ingredients up 180% over the past year. Continued capacity expansion is well-cited as a possible catalyst for shares, but another catalyst remains in motion for this industrial alcohol and renewable energy company. That would be Alto's potential to get acquired by a smaller competitor.

Alto Ingredients Inc (NASDAQ: ALTO) shares are trading higher again Friday, extending a powerful two-day rally after the ethanol and specialty alcohol producer's blowout earnings report late Wednesday sparked a roughly 50% surge on Thursday. Here's what investors need to know.