Northland Securities Boosts Earnings Estimates for Allient

Allient Inc. (NASDAQ:ALNT) – Research analysts at Northland Securities boosted their Q4 2026 EPS estimates for Allient in a report released on Friday, August 7th. Northland Securities analyst T. Jackson now expects that the company will earn $0.66 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.64. The consensus estimate for Allient’s current full-year earnings is $2.64 per share. Northland Securities also issued estimates for Allient’s Q1 2027 earnings at $0.74 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.78 EPS and FY2029 earnings at $3.90 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also commented on the company. Weiss Ratings upgraded Allient from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Allient from $95.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Roth Capital restated a “buy” rating and set a $70.00 price objective on shares of Allient in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Wall Street Zen raised Allient from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group set a $80.00 target price on Allient in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $84.00.

Allient Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of NASDAQ ALNT opened at $113.97 on Monday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $92.35 and its 200-day moving average price is $75.55. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $1.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 67.04 and a beta of 1.61. Allient has a 12-month low of $41.75 and a 12-month high of $118.67.

Allient (NASDAQ:ALNT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.80 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.19. Allient had a net margin of 4.98% and a return on equity of 13.55%. The business had revenue of $153.77 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $145.68 million.

Allient Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of ALNT. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. boosted its position in Allient by 22.0% during the 4th quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 1,160 shares of the company’s stock valued at $62,000 after acquiring an additional 209 shares in the last quarter. Jag Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Allient by 5.1% in the 1st quarter. Jag Capital Management LLC now owns 5,107 shares of the company’s stock worth $302,000 after acquiring an additional 246 shares in the last quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Allient during the 2nd quarter worth $25,000. Arax Advisory Partners lifted its stake in shares of Allient by 113.9% during the 4th quarter. Arax Advisory Partners now owns 494 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 263 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kilter Group LLC bought a new stake in Allient during the second quarter valued at about $37,000. Institutional investors own 61.57% of the company’s stock.

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.

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.