Alliance Laundry (NYSE:ALH) Given New $32.00 Price Target at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Alliance Laundry (NYSE:ALH) had its target price upped by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $31.00 to $32.00 in a research report sent to investors on Friday morning,Benzinga reports. They currently have an overweight rating on the stock.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on Alliance Laundry from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday. Citigroup upped their price target on Alliance Laundry from $30.00 to $31.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Alliance Laundry in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Zacks Research downgraded Alliance Laundry from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their target price on Alliance Laundry from $27.00 to $28.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $31.25.

Alliance Laundry Stock Down 1.0%

ALH stock opened at $25.50 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $5.06 billion and a PE ratio of 28.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.00, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a current ratio of 1.37. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $26.08 and its 200 day moving average is $24.17. Alliance Laundry has a one year low of $18.64 and a one year high of $28.23.

Alliance Laundry (NYSE:ALH) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 13th. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.35 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $476.75 million during the quarter. Alliance Laundry had a net margin of 10.08% and a return on equity of 106.46%. On average, research analysts forecast that Alliance Laundry will post 1.29 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Alliance Laundry

In other Alliance Laundry news, insider Samantha Leigh Hannan sold 6,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.80, for a total transaction of $160,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 286,066 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,666,568.80. This represents a 2.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CAO Brian Christopher Sikora sold 17,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $26.15, for a total value of $457,625.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 13,951 shares in the company, valued at approximately $364,818.65. This trade represents a 55.64% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 137,528 shares of company stock valued at $3,583,271 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 7.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Alliance Laundry

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ALH. BDT Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Alliance Laundry during the fourth quarter worth $2,864,297,000. Capital International Investors purchased a new position in shares of Alliance Laundry in the fourth quarter worth about $101,498,000. Vanguard Group Inc. acquired a new position in Alliance Laundry during the fourth quarter worth about $76,161,000. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in Alliance Laundry during the 2nd quarter valued at about $85,422,000. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Alliance Laundry during the 4th quarter valued at about $55,962,000.

Alliance Laundry News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Alliance Laundry this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts raised price targets. JPMorgan increased its target from $31 to $32 and assigned an “overweight” rating, implying approximately 25.5% upside from the referenced $25.50 price. Robert W. Baird raised its target from $32 to $34 and reiterated an “outperform” rating, implying roughly 33.4% upside. Benzinga analyst ratings article The Fly analyst ratings article
• Positive Sentiment: Second-quarter earnings exceeded expectations. Alliance Laundry reported adjusted EPS of $0.41, above the $0.35 consensus estimate, on revenue of approximately $476.8 million. North American revenue increased 9%, while pricing and margin improvements helped strengthen the profit outlook. Zacks Q2 earnings article
• Positive Sentiment: Management raised its profitability outlook. Alliance Laundry indicated 2026 adjusted EBITDA growth of 8% to 10% and expects net leverage to decline to approximately 2.0 times, suggesting stronger cash generation and balance-sheet improvement. Seeking Alpha outlook article
• Neutral Sentiment: Revenue guidance remained broadly in line with expectations. The company projected fiscal 2026 revenue of approximately $1.8 billion, matching the consensus estimate, so the primary upside is coming from earnings quality, margins and deleveraging rather than higher sales guidance.

Alliance Laundry Company Profile

Alliance Laundry Systems (NYSE: ALH) is a manufacturer and distributor of commercial and residential laundry equipment and related services. The company designs, produces and sells a range of coin-operated and vended machines, on-premises washers and dryers, and allied equipment for laundromats, multi-housing, hospitality, healthcare and other institutional customers. Alliance’s product strategy emphasizes durable, high-throughput machines for professional laundry operators as well as appliances geared to self-service and multi-dwelling applications.

Its product portfolio includes coin-operated and card-operated washers and dryers, stacked and single-pocket models, industrial-grade on-premises equipment, and parts and accessories.