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Three Reasons Why ALNT is Risky and One Stock to Buy Instead

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Over the past six months, Allient’s stock price fell to $22.10. Shareholders have lost 12.5% of their capital, which is disappointing considering the S&P 500 has climbed by 9.3%. This may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.

Is there a buying opportunity in Allient, or does it present a risk to your portfolio? Dive into our full research report to see our analyst team’s opinion, it’s free.

Even though the stock has become cheaper, we're cautious about Allient. Here are three reasons why you should be careful with ALNT and a stock we'd rather own.

Why Is Allient Not Exciting?

Founded in 1962, Allient (NASDAQ: ALNT) develops and manufactures precision and specialty-controlled motion components and systems.

1. Mediocre Free Cash Flow Margin Limits Reinvestment Potential

Free cash flow isn't a prominently featured metric in company financials and earnings releases, but we think it's telling because it accounts for all operating and capital expenses, making it tough to manipulate. Cash is king.

Allient has shown weak cash profitability over the last five years, giving the company limited opportunities to return capital to shareholders. Its free cash flow margin averaged 3.6%, subpar for an industrials business.

Allient Trailing 12-Month Free Cash Flow Margin

2. New Investments Fail to Bear Fruit as ROIC Declines

A company’s ROIC, or return on invested capital, shows how much operating profit it makes compared to the money it has raised (debt and equity).

We typically prefer to invest in companies with high returns because it means they have viable business models, but the trend in a company’s ROIC is often what surprises the market and moves the stock price. Over the last few years, Allient’s ROIC averaged 2 percentage point decreases each year. Paired with its already low returns, these declines suggest its profitable growth opportunities are few and far between.

Allient Trailing 12-Month Return On Invested Capital

3. Revenue Projections Show Stormy Skies Ahead

Forecasted revenues by Wall Street analysts signal a company’s potential. Predictions may not always be accurate, but accelerating growth typically boosts valuation multiples and stock prices while slowing growth does the opposite.

Over the next 12 months, sell-side analysts expect Allient’s revenue to drop by 5.1%, a decrease from its 8.2% annualized growth for the past two years. This projection is underwhelming and implies its products and services will see some demand headwinds.

Final Judgment

Allient isn’t a terrible business, but it doesn’t pass our bar. After the recent drawdown, the stock trades at 12.6× forward price-to-earnings (or $22.10 per share). While this valuation is reasonable, we don’t really see a big opportunity at the moment. We're fairly confident there are better investments elsewhere. We’d recommend looking at Cloudflare, one of our top software picks that could be a home run with edge computing.

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