Allient Inc. (NASDAQ:ALNT) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Allient Inc. (NASDAQ:ALNT) have been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the six analysts that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12-month target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $84.00.

A number of research firms recently issued reports on ALNT. Zacks Research upgraded Allient from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday. Weiss Ratings raised Allient from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Macquarie Infrastructure set a $80.00 price target on shares of Allient in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Roth Capital reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $70.00 price objective on shares of Allient in a report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Allient from $95.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th.

Allient Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ALNT opened at $113.97 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $1.94 billion, a PE ratio of 67.04 and a beta of 1.61. The company has a current ratio of 3.42, a quick ratio of 1.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. Allient has a 1-year low of $41.75 and a 1-year high of $118.67. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $92.35 and a 200 day moving average price of $75.55.

Allient (NASDAQ:ALNT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $153.77 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $145.68 million. Allient had a return on equity of 13.55% and a net margin of 4.98%. Research analysts predict that Allient will post 2.64 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Allient Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 2nd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 19th will be given a dividend of $0.04 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 19th. This represents a $0.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. Allient’s payout ratio is 9.41%.

Allient News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Allient this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Northland Securities raised its earnings forecasts across multiple periods. The firm increased its FY2026 EPS estimate to $2.68 from $2.46, FY2027 to $3.11 from $2.93, FY2028 to $3.54 from $3.28, and FY2030 to $4.17 from $3.72. It also lifted estimates for Q3 2026, Q2 2027 and Q3 2027. The broad-based revisions signal improving expectations for Allient’s earnings growth. Q4 EPS Estimates for Allient Raised by Northland Securities
• Positive Sentiment: Allient’s price target was raised to $120. The increase from Northland Securities provides a positive valuation signal and suggests additional potential upside relative to recent trading levels. Allient Price Target Raised to $120
• Positive Sentiment: The company recently exceeded quarterly expectations. Allient reported $0.80 in earnings per share versus the $0.61 consensus estimate and revenue of $153.77 million versus expectations of $145.68 million. The earnings and revenue beats likely reinforced the subsequent analyst upgrades.
• Neutral Sentiment: Options activity has attracted investor attention. A Zacks report highlights unusual or notable movements in Allient’s options market, but the available information does not establish whether traders are positioning for a rise or decline. Options Trading Activity at Allient
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data does not show meaningful bearish positioning. The report lists zero shares sold short and a zero-day days-to-cover ratio, but the “increase” figure is invalid because the prior period also showed zero shares. This appears more likely to be a reporting issue than a substantive trading signal.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Allient

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Meeder Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in Allient during the second quarter worth about $25,000. Arax Advisory Partners grew its stake in Allient by 113.9% in the fourth quarter. Arax Advisory Partners now owns 494 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 263 shares in the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new position in Allient in the third quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Larson Financial Group LLC increased its position in shares of Allient by 149.1% during the 4th quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 690 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 413 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kilter Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Allient during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $37,000. Institutional investors own 61.57% of the company’s stock.

Allient Company Profile

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.