Richard Warzala Sells 70,000 Shares of Allient (NASDAQ:ALNT) Stock

Allient Inc. (NASDAQ:ALNT) CEO Richard Warzala sold 70,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $113.58, for a total value of $7,950,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,499,106 shares in the company, valued at approximately $170,268,459.48. This trade represents a 4.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link.

Allient Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of NASDAQ ALNT traded up $0.31 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $114.28. The stock had a trading volume of 235,070 shares, compared to its average volume of 224,704. The company has a market capitalization of $1.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 67.22 and a beta of 1.61. Allient Inc. has a 1-year low of $41.75 and a 1-year high of $118.67. The company has a quick ratio of 1.95, a current ratio of 3.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $92.35 and a 200 day moving average price of $75.55.

Allient (NASDAQ:ALNT) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.61 by $0.19. Allient had a net margin of 4.98% and a return on equity of 13.55%. The firm had revenue of $153.77 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $145.68 million. On average, analysts predict that Allient Inc. will post 2.64 earnings per share for the current year.

Allient Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 2nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 19th will be given a $0.04 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 19th. This represents a $0.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Allient’s dividend payout ratio is presently 9.41%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on ALNT shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Allient from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday. Weiss Ratings upgraded Allient from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Jefferies Financial Group set a $80.00 price objective on Allient in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Allient from $95.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Roth Capital reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $70.00 target price on shares of Allient in a research note on Friday, May 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $84.00.

Allient News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Allient this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks upgraded Allient to “Strong Buy” from “Hold,” adding a positive catalyst for the shares. Zacks also identified ALNT as a potential momentum pick, likely reflecting its strong recent performance and improving earnings outlook. Are You Looking for a Top Momentum Pick? Why Allient Is a Great Choice
• Positive Sentiment: Northland Securities raised its earnings forecasts across multiple periods. Estimates increased to $2.68 per share for fiscal 2026, $3.11 for fiscal 2027, $3.54 for fiscal 2028 and $4.17 for fiscal 2030. Quarterly forecasts were also lifted, including Q3 2026 EPS to $0.72 from $0.69 and Q2 2027 EPS to $0.78 from $0.74. The revisions suggest analysts see improving profitability and longer-term earnings growth. Northland Securities Earnings Estimate Revisions
• Positive Sentiment: Allient’s latest quarterly results provide fundamental support for the bullish view: EPS of $0.80 exceeded the $0.61 consensus estimate, while revenue of $153.8 million surpassed expectations of $145.7 million. The earnings beat and revenue outperformance may be reinforcing investor confidence.
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent options-market activity has attracted attention, but the available report does not establish whether traders are positioned bullishly or bearishly. Do Options Traders Know Something About Allient Stock We Don’t?
• Neutral Sentiment: The reported August short-interest data showed zero shares short and zero days to cover, making it unusable as a meaningful short-squeeze or bearish signal.

Institutional Trading of Allient

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new stake in Allient in the second quarter valued at $276,000. EP Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Allient during the 2nd quarter worth $443,000. Kilter Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Allient in the 2nd quarter worth about $37,000. CM Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Allient in the 2nd quarter worth about $926,000. Finally, Lisanti Capital Growth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Allient in the 2nd quarter valued at about $3,180,000. Institutional investors own 61.57% of the company’s stock.

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.