Comparing Allient (ALNT) & The Competition

Allient (NASDAQ:ALNT) is one of 218 public companies in the “Electrical Equipment” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Allient to similar companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

61.6% of Allient shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.4% of shares of all “Electrical Equipment” companies are held by institutional investors. 15.0% of Allient shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.9% of shares of all “Electrical Equipment” companies are held by 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.

Dividends

Allient pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Allient pays out 7.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Electrical Equipment” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.5% and pay out 26.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Allient and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Allient	$554.48 million	$22.03 million	38.02
Allient Competitors	$2.38 billion	$148.66 million	20.49

Allient’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Allient. Allient is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Allient and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Allient	0	2	3	1	2.83
Allient Competitors	2313	5201	7255	440	2.38

Allient presently has a consensus target price of $82.33, suggesting a potential downside of 2.45%. As a group, “Electrical Equipment” companies have a potential upside of 46.41%. Given Allient’s rivals higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Allient has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares Allient and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Allient	6.24%	15.80%	8.33%
Allient Competitors	-372.58%	-44.74%	-7.08%

Risk and Volatility

Allient has a beta of 1.62, meaning that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Allient’s rivals have a beta of -20.13, meaning that their average stock price is 2,113% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Allient beats its rivals on 11 of the 15 factors compared.

About Allient

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.