Allient Q4 Earnings Forecast Boosted by Northland Securities

Allient Inc. (NASDAQ:ALNT) – Analysts at Northland Securities boosted their Q4 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Allient in a research note issued on Friday, November 6th. Northland Securities analyst T. Jackson now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.69 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.66. The consensus estimate for Allient’s current full-year earnings is $2.72 per share. Northland Securities also issued estimates for Allient’s Q1 2027 earnings at $0.76 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.81 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.84 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.85 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $3.26 EPS, FY2028 earnings at $3.70 EPS, FY2029 earnings at $4.05 EPS and FY2030 earnings at $4.29 EPS.

ALNT has been the topic of several other research reports. Zacks Research lowered Allient from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 6th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Allient from a “buy (b)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Monday, October 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on Allient from $120.00 to $110.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Allient from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $82.33.

Allient Stock Performance

ALNT stock opened at $86.84 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $98.52 and a 200-day moving average price of $83.01. Allient has a 1-year low of $48.12 and a 1-year high of $121.42. The company has a current ratio of 3.42, a quick ratio of 1.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The firm has a market cap of $1.48 billion, a PE ratio of 27.25 and a beta of 1.62.

Allient (NASDAQ:ALNT) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, November 4th. The company reported $1.07 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.74 by $0.33. The business had revenue of $164.40 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $155.25 million. Allient had a net margin of 6.24% and a return on equity of 16.06%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Allient

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ALNT. Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Allient during the 2nd quarter valued at $9,051,000. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in Allient during the second quarter valued at about $128,774,000. Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC bought a new position in Allient during the second quarter valued at about $3,181,000. Sei Investments Co. increased its holdings in Allient by 87.9% during the first quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 55,424 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,275,000 after buying an additional 25,935 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Navellier & Associates Inc. increased its holdings in Allient by 158.7% during the second quarter. Navellier & Associates Inc. now owns 17,975 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,850,000 after buying an additional 11,027 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 61.57% of the company’s stock.

Allient Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 2nd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 18th will be paid a $0.04 dividend. This represents a $0.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 18th. Allient’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 7.21%.

Key Stories Impacting Allient

Here are the key news stories impacting Allient this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Northland Securities raised its EPS estimates across the periods it covers. Its FY2027 forecast rose to $3.26 from $3.11, with forecasts of $3.70 for FY2028, $4.05 for FY2029 and $4.29 for FY2030. It also lifted estimates for Q4 2026 and each quarter of 2027, signaling improved earnings expectations. Allient analyst estimates
• Negative Sentiment: JPMorgan lowered its price target to $110 from $120 and kept a neutral rating. The revised target still implied 26.7% upside from the cited $86.84 share price, but the reduction may temper optimism. JPMorgan price target report

Allient Company Profile

Allient Inc designs and manufactures precision and specialty motion-control and power solutions. Its products include motors, gear motors, motion controllers, drives, encoders, actuators and integrated systems that help equipment move and operate with precision.

The company serves a range of markets, including medical, aerospace and defense, industrial automation, robotics, transportation and energy. Allient operates internationally, with customers and operations across North America, Europe and Asia.

Allient was formerly known as Allied Motion Technologies and adopted its current name in 2023.