Allient Inc. (NASDAQ:ALNT) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” by Analysts

Allient Inc. (NASDAQ:ALNT) has been assigned an average rating of “Hold” from the seven research firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and three have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $63.60.

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on ALNT shares. Roth Mkm increased their target price on shares of Allient from $56.00 to $69.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 16th. Lake Street Capital assumed coverage on Allient in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. They set a “buy” rating and a $79.00 price target on the stock. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Allient in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Craig Hallum reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $75.00 price objective on shares of Allient in a report on Monday, March 9th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered Allient from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 1st.

Key Stories Impacting Allient

Here are the key news stories impacting Allient this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Northland Securities raised EPS forecasts across several quarters and fiscal years (FY2026–FY2029), nudging near-term quarterly estimates higher — a sign analysts expect stronger revenue/profit trends ahead; this is a constructive catalyst for forward earnings expectations. MarketBeat Analyst Notes
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage roundup describes analyst opinions as mixed for Allient alongside other tech names, which can create short-term volatility as investors sort through differing views rather than providing a clear directional impulse. Analysts’ Opinions Are Mixed (Globe and Mail)
• Neutral Sentiment: A broker consensus reported an average price target of $61 — roughly in line with the stock’s current level — suggesting limited immediate upside from price-target revisions alone but offering a reference point for relative valuation. Average Price Target $61
• Negative Sentiment: Reports flagged a large increase in short-interest activity for March, though the published figures appear inconsistent; nonetheless, headlines about rising short interest can amplify downward pressure and volatility while the market digests the data.

Institutional Trading of Allient

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Arax Advisory Partners raised its holdings in Allient by 113.9% in the 4th quarter. Arax Advisory Partners now owns 494 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 263 shares in the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new stake in shares of Allient during the 3rd quarter valued at about $34,000. Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Allient by 149.1% during the 4th quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 690 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 413 shares in the last quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue purchased a new position in shares of Allient during the third quarter valued at about $41,000. Finally, New York State Teachers Retirement System purchased a new position in shares of Allient during the third quarter valued at about $58,000. Institutional investors own 61.57% of the company’s stock.

Allient Stock Down 1.7%

Shares of NASDAQ ALNT opened at $60.34 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $63.79 and its 200 day moving average is $55.62. Allient has a 52 week low of $19.25 and a 52 week high of $70.00. The company has a quick ratio of 2.08, a current ratio of 3.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. The company has a market cap of $1.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.71 and a beta of 1.51.

Allient (NASDAQ:ALNT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $0.55 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.46 by $0.09. Allient had a net margin of 3.97% and a return on equity of 12.53%. The business had revenue of $143.35 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $133.33 million. On average, equities research analysts expect that Allient will post 1.43 earnings per share for the current year.

Allient Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 3rd. Investors of record on Friday, March 20th will be paid a $0.03 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 20th. This represents a $0.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. Allient’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 9.09%.

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.