Northland Securities Expects Stronger Earnings for Allient

Allient Inc. (NASDAQ:ALNT) – Research analysts at Northland Securities boosted their Q2 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Allient in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, March 19th. Northland Securities analyst E. Jackson now anticipates that the company will earn $0.66 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.65. The consensus estimate for Allient’s current full-year earnings is $1.43 per share. Northland Securities also issued estimates for Allient’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.71 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.64 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.57 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.69 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.77 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.72 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $2.99 EPS, FY2028 earnings at $3.31 EPS and FY2029 earnings at $3.52 EPS.

ALNT has been the topic of several other research reports. Roth Mkm lifted their target price on shares of Allient from $56.00 to $69.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Zacks Research cut shares of Allient from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 1st. Lake Street Capital began coverage on shares of Allient in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $79.00 price target on the stock. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Allient in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Craig Hallum reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $75.00 price objective on shares of Allient in a research note on Monday, March 9th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $63.60.

Allient Stock Down 1.7%

NASDAQ ALNT opened at $60.34 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $63.79 and a 200 day moving average price of $55.55. Allient has a one year low of $19.25 and a one year high of $70.00. 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 has a market cap of $1.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.71 and a beta of 1.51.

Allient (NASDAQ:ALNT) last released its earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $0.55 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 business had revenue of $143.35 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $133.33 million.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of ALNT. Royal Bank of Canada increased its position in Allient by 19.8% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 111,570 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,453,000 after purchasing an additional 18,416 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Allient by 8.0% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 53,661 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,179,000 after purchasing an additional 3,979 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its holdings in Allient by 4.7% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 8,736 shares of the company’s stock valued at $192,000 after purchasing an additional 390 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC grew its stake in shares of Allient by 8.1% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 46,044 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,012,000 after buying an additional 3,458 shares during the period. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Allient by 9.9% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 18,379 shares of the company’s stock valued at $404,000 after buying an additional 1,663 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 61.57% of the company’s stock.

Allient Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 20th will be issued a dividend of $0.03 per share. This represents a $0.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 20th. Allient’s payout ratio is currently 9.09%.

More Allient News

Here are the key news stories impacting Allient this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Northland Securities raised EPS forecasts across several quarters and fiscal years (FY2026–FY2029), nudging near-term quarterly estimates higher — a sign analysts expect stronger revenue/profit trends ahead; this is a constructive catalyst for forward earnings expectations. MarketBeat Analyst Notes
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage roundup describes analyst opinions as mixed for Allient alongside other tech names, which can create short-term volatility as investors sort through differing views rather than providing a clear directional impulse. Analysts’ Opinions Are Mixed (Globe and Mail)
• Neutral Sentiment: A broker consensus reported an average price target of $61 — roughly in line with the stock’s current level — suggesting limited immediate upside from price-target revisions alone but offering a reference point for relative valuation. Average Price Target $61
• Negative Sentiment: Reports flagged a large increase in short-interest activity for March, though the published figures appear inconsistent; nonetheless, headlines about rising short interest can amplify downward pressure and volatility while the market digests the data.

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.