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Allient Inc. (NASDAQ:ALNT) shareholders are probably feeling a little disappointed, since its shares fell 6.1% to US$23.36 in the week after its latest annual results. Revenues were US$530m, approximately in line with expectations, although statutory earnings per share (EPS) performed substantially better. EPS of US$0.79 were also better than expected, beating analyst predictions by 20%. Earnings are an important time for investors, as they can track a company's performance, look at what the analysts are forecasting for next year, and see if there's been a change in sentiment towards the company. We've gathered the most recent statutory forecasts to see whether the analysts have changed their earnings models, following these results.
Check out our latest analysis for Allient
Taking into account the latest results, Allient's three analysts currently expect revenues in 2025 to be US$523.2m, approximately in line with the last 12 months. Statutory earnings per share are predicted to shoot up 34% to US$1.05. Yet prior to the latest earnings, the analysts had been anticipated revenues of US$528.2m and earnings per share (EPS) of US$1.16 in 2025. So it looks like there's been a small decline in overall sentiment after the recent results - there's been no major change to revenue estimates, but the analysts did make a minor downgrade to their earnings per share forecasts.
Althoughthe analysts have revised their earnings forecasts for next year, they've also lifted the consensus price target 5.7% to US$31.00, suggesting the revised estimates are not indicative of a weaker long-term future for the business. The consensus price target is just an average of individual analyst targets, so - it could be handy to see how wide the range of underlying estimates is. There are some variant perceptions on Allient, with the most bullish analyst valuing it at US$35.00 and the most bearish at US$28.00 per share. The narrow spread of estimates could suggest that the business' future is relatively easy to value, or thatthe analysts have a strong view on its prospects.
Of course, another way to look at these forecasts is to place them into context against the industry itself. We would highlight that revenue is expected to reverse, with a forecast 1.3% annualised decline to the end of 2025. That is a notable change from historical growth of 11% over the last five years. Compare this with our data, which suggests that other companies in the same industry are, in aggregate, expected to see their revenue grow 8.3% per year. It's pretty clear that Allient's revenues are expected to perform substantially worse than the wider industry.