Analysts Set Expectations for Allient Q2 Earnings

Allient Inc. (NASDAQ:ALNT) – Equities researchers at Northland Securities issued their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Allient in a research note issued on Monday, March 9th. Northland Securities analyst E. Jackson expects that the company will earn $0.65 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Allient’s current full-year earnings is $1.43 per share.

Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on ALNT. Lake Street Capital assumed coverage on shares of Allient in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $79.00 price objective for the company. Roth Mkm raised their target price on shares of Allient from $49.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 14th. Craig Hallum reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $75.00 price target on shares of Allient in a research report on Monday. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Allient in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Zacks Research lowered Allient from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 1st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $61.00.

Allient Trading Up 5.8%

ALNT stock opened at $66.91 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 2.08 and a current ratio of 3.66. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $63.00 and its 200 day simple moving average is $54.83. Allient has a 52 week low of $19.25 and a 52 week high of $70.00. The company has a market capitalization of $1.13 billion, a PE ratio of 50.69 and a beta of 1.51.

Allient (NASDAQ:ALNT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $0.55 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.46 by $0.09. Allient had a return on equity of 12.53% and a net margin of 3.97%.The firm had revenue of $143.35 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $133.33 million.

Institutional Trading of Allient

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in ALNT. Portolan Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Allient during the third quarter worth $11,530,000. Jennison Associates LLC bought a new position in shares of Allient in the 4th quarter valued at $8,982,000. Telemark Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Allient during the 4th quarter worth $8,062,000. Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Allient during the 3rd quarter worth $6,656,000. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP lifted its position in shares of Allient by 1,291.3% during the 3rd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 153,819 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,883,000 after buying an additional 142,763 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 61.57% of the company’s stock.

Allient Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 20th will be issued a $0.03 dividend. This represents a $0.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 20th. Allient’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 9.09%.

Allient News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Allient this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Northland Securities raised its earnings outlook across several years and issued higher quarterly targets, boosting forward profit expectations (FY2026 raised to $2.51 from $2.35; FY2027/FY2028/FY2029 also increased). The firm provided a string of quarterly EPS projections for 2026–2029 that imply accelerating earnings power. Northland earnings note / MarketBeat
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage in business press highlights improving margins and a recently announced dividend, framing the moves as evidence of a possible strategic shift toward shareholder returns and higher profitability — a narrative that supports higher valuation multiples. Is Allient’s (ALNT) Margin Lift and Dividend Hinting at a Deeper Shift in Strategy?
• Positive Sentiment: Headline pieces explaining why ALNT is trading up today and analyst commentary in broader tech coverage have likely amplified buying interest among retail and institutional investors. Why Allient (ALNT) stock is trading up today Analysts Offer Insights on Technology Companies
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest reports for early March show zero reported short shares and a days‑to‑cover of 0.0 — the filings appear anomalous (NaN changes and repeated zeros) and do not provide a meaningful signal about bearish positioning. No clear short squeeze pressure is indicated from this data.

Allient Company Profile

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.