Allient (ALNT) Competitors

Allient (NASDAQ:ALNT) and Transcat (NASDAQ:TRNS) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends and valuation.

Do analysts rate ALNT or TRNS?

Allient presently has a consensus price target of $29.33, suggesting a potential upside of 65.54%. Transcat has a consensus price target of $127.25, suggesting a potential upside of 33.37%. Given Allient's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Allient is more favorable than Transcat.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Allient	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Transcat	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Which has more volatility & risk, ALNT or TRNS?

Allient has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Transcat has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ALNT or TRNS?

Allient has higher revenue and earnings than Transcat. Allient is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Transcat, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Allient	$578.63M	0.52	$24.10M	$1.16	15.28
Transcat	$259.48M	3.36	$13.65M	$1.98	48.19

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ALNT or TRNS?

Transcat received 205 more outperform votes than Allient when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.77% of users gave Transcat an outperform vote while only 66.67% of users gave Allient an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Allient	Outperform Votes 4 66.67%	Underperform Votes 2 33.33%
Transcat	Outperform Votes 209 66.77%	Underperform Votes 104 33.23%

Is ALNT or TRNS more profitable?

Transcat has a net margin of 6.63% compared to Allient's net margin of 3.35%. Allient's return on equity of 13.04% beat Transcat's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Allient	3.35%	13.04%	5.57%
Transcat	6.63%	7.62%	6.03%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ALNT or TRNS?

61.6% of Allient shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Transcat shares are held by institutional investors. 15.6% of Allient shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Transcat shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer ALNT or TRNS?

In the previous week, Transcat had 29 more articles in the media than Allient. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Transcat and 8 mentions for Allient. Allient's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Transcat's score of 0.08 indicating that Allient is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Allient	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Transcat	5 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Transcat beats Allient on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.