Allient (ALNT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Allient Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and sells precision and specialty controlled motion components and systems for various industries in the United States, Canada, South America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. It offers brush and brushless DC motors, brushless servo and torque motors, coreless DC motors, integrated brushless motor-drives, gearmotors, gearing, modular digital servo drives, motion controllers, optical encoders, active and passive filters, input/output modules, industrial communications gateways, light-weighting technologies, and other controlled motion-related products, as well as nano precision positioning systems, servo control systems, and digital servo amplifiers and drives. The company sells its products to end customers and original equipment manufacturers in vehicle, medical, aerospace and defense, and industrial markets through direct sales force, authorized manufacturers' representatives, and distributors. The company was formerly known as Allied Motion Technologies Inc. and changed its name to Allient Inc. in August 2023. Allient Inc. was incorporated in 1962 and is headquartered in Amherst, New York.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $26.33 to $27.23
• 50-Day Range: $23.33 to $27.06
• 52-Week Range: $16.91 to $36.33
• Volume: 144,795 shs
• Average Volume: 88,638 shs
• Market Capitalization: $449.17 million
• P/E Ratio: 30.31
• Dividend Yield: 0.45%
• Price Target: $31.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Allient Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Allient scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 144th out of 656 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Allient has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.25, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Allient has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 27.97%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Allient are expected to grow by 27.97% in the coming year, from $1.43 to $1.83 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Allient is 30.44, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.54.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Allient is 30.44, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 46.31.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Allient has a P/B Ratio of 1.73. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.25% of the float of Allient has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Allient has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Allient has recently decreased by 14.12%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Allient has a dividend yield of 0.45%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Allient does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Allient is 13.64%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Allient will have a dividend payout ratio of 6.56% next year. This indicates that Allient will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.25% of the float of Allient has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Allient has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Allient has recently decreased by 14.12%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.18

News Sentiment

Allient has a news sentiment score of 1.18. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Allient this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for ALNT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Allient to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Allient insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

15.60% of the stock of Allient is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

61.57% of the stock of Allient is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

ALNT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ALNT shares performed this year?

Allient's stock was trading at $24.28 at the start of the year. Since then, ALNT shares have increased by 10.5% and is now trading at $26.8250.
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How were Allient's earnings last quarter?

Allient Inc. (NASDAQ:ALNT) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, November, 6th. The company reported $0.31 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $125.21 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $124.28 million. Allient had a net margin of 2.64% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.80%.

Who are Allient's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Allient include Juniper Investment Company LLC (5.16%), Vanguard Group Inc. (5.01%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.17%) and Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (2.41%). Insiders that own company stock include Michael R Leach, Ashish Bendre and Nicole R Tzetzo.
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How do I buy shares of Allient?

Shares of ALNT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Allient own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Allient investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Meta Platforms (META), Netflix (NFLX), Broadcom (AVGO), Palo Alto Networks (PANW) and Invesco QQQ (QQQ).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/06/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 12/5 Dividend: 11/21/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/05/2024
• Today: 2/21/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/06/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Instruments to measure electricity
• Sub-Industry: Measuring And Control Equipment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ALNT
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 46129
• Web: www.allient.com
• Phone: 716-242-8634
• Fax: 303-799-8521
• Employees: 2,287
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $31.00
• High Stock Price Target: $35.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $28.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +15.0%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.25
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.88
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 30.64
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.85
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $24.10 million
• Net Margins: 2.64%
• Pretax Margin: 3.08%
• Return on Equity: 10.80%
• Return on Assets: 4.75%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.85
• Current Ratio: 4.10
• Quick Ratio: 2.18

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $578.63 million
• Price / Sales: 0.78
• Cash Flow: $3.90 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.91
• Book Value: $15.52 per share
• Price / Book: 1.74

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 16,840,000
• Free Float: 14,217,000
• Market Cap: $454.01 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.61