Allient (NASDAQ:ALNT) Posts Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.05 EPS

Allient (NASDAQ:ALNT) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The company reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.55 by ($0.05), FiscalAI reports. The business had revenue of $138.92 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $138.42 million. Allient had a return on equity of 12.53% and a net margin of 3.97%.

Here are the key takeaways from Allient’s conference call:

• All six director nominees were elected, keeping the board intact for 2026.
• Advisory vote approving named executive officers’ compensation passed, indicating shareholder support for the company’s pay program.
• Deloitte & Touche was ratified as the company’s independent public accounting firm for 2026.
• Approximately 89% of shares were represented at the meeting (a quorum), and the company will file a Form 8-K with detailed vote tallies.

Allient Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of Allient stock opened at $77.52 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 3.66 and a quick ratio of 2.08. The company has a 50-day moving average of $66.68 and a 200 day moving average of $60.60. The firm has a market cap of $1.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 58.73 and a beta of 1.65. Allient has a 1 year low of $21.74 and a 1 year high of $80.39.

Allient Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 21st will be given a $0.04 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 21st. This represents a $0.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. This is a boost from Allient’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.03. Allient’s payout ratio is currently 9.09%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Allient

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. CreativeOne Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Allient during the 4th quarter valued at about $226,000. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System purchased a new position in Allient in the fourth quarter worth about $213,000. Systematic Alpha Investments LLC bought a new position in shares of Allient in the fourth quarter worth approximately $210,000. Aquatic Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Allient by 285.5% during the third quarter. Aquatic Capital Management LLC now owns 4,599 shares of the company’s stock valued at $206,000 after acquiring an additional 3,406 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State of Tennessee Department of Treasury bought a new stake in shares of Allient during the second quarter valued at approximately $136,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 61.57% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Allient in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Roth Mkm increased their price target on shares of Allient from $56.00 to $69.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Lake Street Capital initiated coverage on shares of Allient in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $79.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Craig Hallum reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $75.00 price objective on shares of Allient in a research report on Monday, March 9th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $70.75.

About Allient

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.