Critical Comparison: Energie (OTCMKTS:ELED) & Allient (NASDAQ:ALNT)

Allient (NASDAQ:ALNT) and Energie (OTCMKTS:ELED) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Allient and Energie”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Allient	$554.48 million	2.68	$22.03 million	$1.43	61.16
Energie	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Allient has higher revenue and earnings than Energie.

Profitability

This table compares Allient and Energie’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Allient	4.25%	12.47%	6.37%
Energie	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Allient and Energie, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Allient	0	2	4	0	2.67
Energie	0	0	0	0	0.00

Allient currently has a consensus price target of $79.83, suggesting a potential downside of 8.72%. Given Energie’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Energie is more favorable than Allient.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

61.6% of Allient shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.0% of Allient shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 52.1% of Energie shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Allient beats Energie on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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. The company sells its products to end customers and original equipment manufacturers in vehicle, medical, aerospace and defense, and industrial markets through direct sales force, authorized manufacturers’ representatives, and distributors. The company was formerly known as Allied Motion Technologies Inc. and changed its name to Allient Inc. in August 2023. Allient Inc. was incorporated in 1962 and is headquartered in Amherst, New York.

About Energie

ExeLED Holdings Inc. designs, develops, enhances, and markets commercial grade illumination products that use LED's as their light source in the continental United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. The company offers LED hanging and recessed ceiling fixtures, recessed wall fixtures, and wall sconces. Its products are installed in various settings, including commercial office space, financial trading floors, health care facilities, museums, schools, restaurants, retail stores, and other public locations. ExeLED Holdings Inc. sells its products through third-party sales agencies. The company was formerly known as Energie Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to ExeLED Holdings Inc. in November 2015. ExeLED Holdings Inc. was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Arvada, Colorado.