Comparing Allient (NASDAQ:ALNT) & Advanced Deposition Technologies (OTCMKTS:ADTC)

Allient (NASDAQ:ALNT) and Advanced Deposition Technologies (OTCMKTS:ADTC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Allient and Advanced Deposition Technologies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Allient	$529.97 million	1.27	$13.17 million	$0.59	67.36
Advanced Deposition Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Allient has higher revenue and earnings than Advanced Deposition Technologies.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

61.6% of Allient shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.9% of Allient shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 36.5% of Advanced Deposition Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Allient and Advanced Deposition Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Allient	1.90%	8.45%	3.86%
Advanced Deposition Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Allient and Advanced Deposition Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Allient	0	2	2	0	2.50
Advanced Deposition Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00

Allient currently has a consensus target price of $31.00, indicating a potential downside of 21.99%. Given Advanced Deposition Technologies’ higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Advanced Deposition Technologies is more favorable than Allient.

Summary

Allient beats Advanced Deposition Technologies on 7 of the 9 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 Advanced Deposition Technologies

Advanced Deposition Technologies, Inc., through its subsidiary, Tahou Natural Resources Development Co., Ltd. develops oil and gas reserves in Japan. It owns approximately 743 acres of oil and gas reserves located in Atsuma-cho, Yufutsu-Gun, Iburino-Kuni, Tomakomai, and Hokkaido in Japan. The company was formerly known as Advanced Dielectric Technologies, Inc. and changed its name to Advanced Deposition Technologies, Inc. in July 1993. Advanced Deposition Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 1985 is based in Salt Lake City, Utah.