Research Analysts Set Expectations for Allient Q4 Earnings

Allient Inc. (NASDAQ:ALNT) – Investment analysts at Northland Securities increased their Q4 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Allient in a research report issued on Friday, November 6th. Northland Securities analyst T. Jackson now anticipates that the company will earn $0.69 per share for the quarter, up from their prior 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.

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

A number of other equities analysts have also commented on the company. Zacks Research lowered Allient from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 6th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Allient from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on Allient from $120.00 to $110.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded Allient from a “buy (b)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Monday, October 26th. Three 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 a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $82.33.

Allient Trading Up 6.8%

NASDAQ:ALNT opened at $86.84 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $1.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.25 and a beta of 1.62. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $98.52 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $83.01. Allient has a 1 year low of $48.12 and a 1 year high of $121.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 3.42 and a quick ratio of 1.95.

Institutional Trading of Allient

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of ALNT. Meeder Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in Allient in the 2nd quarter valued at $25,000. Kilter Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Allient during the 2nd quarter valued at $37,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in shares of Allient by 29.3% during the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 485 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares in the last quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Allient by 853.8% in the third quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 496 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,000 after purchasing an additional 444 shares during the period. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Allient by 51.6% in the third quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,851 shares of the company’s stock worth $207,000 after purchasing an additional 630 shares during the period. 61.57% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Allient Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 2nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 18th will be issued a dividend of $0.04 per share. This represents a $0.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 18th. Allient’s dividend payout ratio 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

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.

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