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

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

Allient Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ALNT opened at $114.28 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $1.94 billion, a PE ratio of 67.22 and a beta of 1.61. The company has a current ratio of 3.42, a quick ratio of 1.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. Allient Inc. has a 1-year low of $41.75 and a 1-year high of $118.67. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $92.90 and a 200 day moving average price of $75.90.

Allient (NASDAQ:ALNT) last released 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 return on equity of 13.55% and a net margin of 4.98%.The firm had revenue of $153.77 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $145.68 million. Research analysts predict that Allient Inc. will post 2.72 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Allient Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 2nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 19th will be issued a dividend of $0.04 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 19th. This represents a $0.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Allient’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 9.41%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

Trending Headlines about Allient

Here are the key news stories impacting Allient this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks upgraded Allient to “Strong Buy.” The upgrade reinforces the stock’s momentum profile and may attract additional buying from growth- and momentum-focused investors. Zacks upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: Northland Securities raised its earnings forecasts across several 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 estimates also rose, including Q3 2026 to $0.72 from $0.69 and Q2 2027 to $0.78 from $0.74, signaling improved expectations for Allient’s profitability. Northland Securities earnings estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Recent operating results provide a supportive backdrop. Allient’s latest quarterly earnings of $0.80 per share exceeded the $0.61 consensus estimate, while revenue of $153.77 million surpassed expectations of $145.68 million. The earnings beat likely strengthens the case behind the upward estimate revisions.
• Neutral Sentiment: Options activity has drawn attention. A Zacks report highlighted unusual recent movements in ALNT options, but the available information does not establish a clear bullish or bearish direction. Allient options activity
• Negative Sentiment: CEO Richard S. Warzala sold 70,000 shares for approximately $7.95 million at an average price of $113.58, reducing his ownership by 4.46%. He still holds about 1.5 million shares, but the transaction could raise caution following the stock’s sharp run-up.

Institutional Trading of Allient

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Meeder Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in Allient during the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Arax Advisory Partners increased its position in shares of Allient by 113.9% during the 4th quarter. Arax Advisory Partners now owns 494 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 263 shares during the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new position in shares of Allient during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $34,000. Larson Financial Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Allient by 149.1% during the 4th quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 690 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 413 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kilter Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Allient during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $37,000. Institutional investors own 61.57% of the company’s stock.

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.