Insider Selling: Allient (NASDAQ:ALNT) CEO Sells $7,950,600.00 in Stock

August 13, 2026 by InsiderTrades.com

Key Points

Allient CEO Richard Warzala sold 70,000 shares for approximately $7.95 million at an average price of $113.58, reducing his ownership by 4.46% to about 1.5 million shares.
Allient’s latest quarterly results exceeded expectations, with EPS of $0.80 versus the $0.61 consensus and revenue of $153.77 million compared with estimates of $145.68 million.
Analyst sentiment remains positive: JPMorgan raised its price target to $120, Zacks upgraded the stock to “Strong Buy,” and the consensus rating is “Buy,” although the average price target of $84 trails the stock’s recent price.

Allient Inc. (NASDAQ:ALNT - Get Free Report) CEO Richard Warzala sold 70,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $113.58, for a total transaction of $7,950,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 1,499,106 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $170,268,459.48. This represents a 4.46% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.

Allient Stock Performance

Shares of ALNT opened at $114.28 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $1.94 billion, a PE ratio of 67.22 and a beta of 1.61. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $92.90 and a 200-day moving average of $75.90. Allient Inc. has a one year low of $41.75 and a one year high of $118.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 3.42 and a quick ratio of 1.95.

Allient (NASDAQ:ALNT - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.61 by $0.19. Allient had a net margin of 4.98% and a return on equity of 13.55%. The company had revenue of $153.77 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $145.68 million. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Allient Inc. will post 2.72 earnings per share for the current year.

Allient Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 2nd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 19th will be paid a $0.04 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 19th. This represents a $0.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. Allient's dividend payout ratio is currently 9.41%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Allient from $95.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $80.00 price target on Allient in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Weiss Ratings raised Allient from a "hold (c)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Macquarie Infrastructure set a $80.00 price objective on shares of Allient in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Allient from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Allient has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $84.00.

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Institutional Investors Weigh In On Allient

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Allient in the second quarter valued at approximately $128,774,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Allient by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,011,253 shares of the company's stock worth $54,355,000 after purchasing an additional 26,438 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in Allient by 32.5% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 392,261 shares of the company's stock worth $21,084,000 after purchasing an additional 96,264 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Allient by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 368,486 shares of the company's stock worth $19,808,000 after purchasing an additional 10,173 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jennison Associates LLC boosted its stake in Allient by 111.5% in the 1st quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 353,430 shares of the company's stock valued at $20,884,000 after purchasing an additional 186,316 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 61.57% of the company's stock.

Allient News Roundup

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.

Allient Company Profile

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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.