Allient (NASDAQ:ALNT – Get Free Report) and Dragonfly Energy (NASDAQ:DFLI – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
61.6% of Allient shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.2% of Dragonfly Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 15.0% of Allient shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Dragonfly Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Allient and Dragonfly Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Allient | $554.48 million | 3.08 | $22.03 million | $1.70 | 59.11 |
| Dragonfly Energy | $58.63 million | 0.23 | -$69.94 million | ($17.99) | -0.05 |
Allient has higher revenue and earnings than Dragonfly Energy. Dragonfly Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Allient, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility and Risk
Allient has a beta of 1.62, meaning that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dragonfly Energy has a beta of 0.25, meaning that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Allient and Dragonfly Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Allient | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3.17 |
| Dragonfly Energy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.50 |
Allient currently has a consensus price target of $84.00, indicating a potential downside of 16.41%. Dragonfly Energy has a consensus price target of $3.12, indicating a potential upside of 240.97%. Given Dragonfly Energy’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Dragonfly Energy is more favorable than Allient.
Profitability
This table compares Allient and Dragonfly Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Allient | 4.98% | 13.55% | 7.05% |
| Dragonfly Energy | -129.35% | N/A | -46.06% |
Summary
Allient beats Dragonfly Energy on 13 of the 14 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 Dragonfly Energy
Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp. engages in the manufacturing and sale of deep cycle lithium-ion batteries for recreational vehicles, marine vessels, solar and off-grid residence industries, and industrial and energy storage markets. The company provides lithium power systems comprising solar panels, chargers and inverters, system monitoring, alternator regulators, accessories, and others. It also offers battery management systems for monitoring and controlling of battery systems and to protect battery cells from damage in various scenarios. The company provides its products under the Dragonfly Energy, Battle Born, and Wakespeed brand names. Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp. is headquartered in Reno, Nevada.
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