Head-To-Head Comparison: Allient (NASDAQ:ALNT) vs. ICZOOM Group (NASDAQ:IZM)

ICZOOM Group (NASDAQ:IZM) and Allient (NASDAQ:ALNT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

Profitability

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

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

Volatility and Risk

ICZOOM Group has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Allient has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

34.3% of ICZOOM Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.6% of Allient shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.0% of Allient shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares ICZOOM Group and Allient”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ICZOOM Group	$187.05 million	0.02	$1.19 million	N/A	N/A
Allient	$554.48 million	1.94	$22.03 million	$1.43	44.31

Allient has higher revenue and earnings than ICZOOM Group.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for ICZOOM Group and Allient, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ICZOOM Group	1	0	0	0	1.00
Allient	0	3	3	0	2.50

Allient has a consensus target price of $72.25, indicating a potential upside of 14.01%. Given Allient’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Allient is more favorable than ICZOOM Group.

Summary

Allient beats ICZOOM Group on 12 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ICZOOM Group

ICZOOM Group Inc., together with its subsidiaries, sells electronic component products to customers in Hong Kong and the People's Republic of China. The company provides semiconductor products, including various integrated circuit, discretes, passive components, and optoelectronics; and equipment, tools, and other electronic component products comprising various electromechanical, maintenance, repair and operations, and various design tools. Its products are used by small and medium-sized enterprises in the consumer electronic industry, Internet of Things, automotive electronics, and industry control segment. The company sells its products through its online platform. It also offers customs clearance, temporary warehousing, logistic, and shipping services. The company was formerly known as Horizon Business Intelligence Co., Limited and changed its name to ICZOOM Group Inc. in May 2018. ICZOOM Group Inc. was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, the People's Republic of China.

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.