ALNT vs AME vs ST Stock Comparison

Allient, Ametek and Sensata Technologies Holding Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ALNT Allient Inc
$96.26 -15.9% 1M +77.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.55B
P/E
54.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$574.78M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
2 wins
AME Ametek Inc/
$248.29 -1.4% 1M +34.1% 1Y
Market cap
$57.61B
P/E
36.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.86B
Div. yield
0.01%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ametek leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ametek 6, Sensata Technologies Holding 3, Allient 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALNTAMESTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.55B $57.61B $5.99B AME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 54.1x 36.5x 16.3x ST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.1x 30.3x 11.4x ST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.6% +12.7% +4.1% AME
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% 20.0% 9.5% AME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.8% 12.8% 8.2% AME
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 0.6x 2.3x AME
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +77.2% +34.1% +32.6% ALNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.3%/yr +13.4%/yr -5.8%/yr ALNT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.1% 23.9% 39.9% AME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 63/100 64/100 ST

Percentile Scorecard

ALNTAMEST

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisALNTAMEST
Valuation 14 #174 of 203 18 #166 of 203 87 #27 of 203
Growth 65 #66 of 188 62 #73 of 188 73 #52 of 188
Profitability 51 #90 of 184 94 #12 of 184 70 #56 of 184
Financial Health 58 #91 of 217 70 #65 of 217 42 #126 of 217
Shareholder Returns 14 #132 of 153 70 #47 of 153 49 #79 of 153
Overall 41 63 64
  • ALNT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • AME ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ST ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodALNTAMESTSPY
1 month -15.9%-1.4%-2.0% +0.9%
3 months +21.9%+5.5%-11.1% +5.9%
6 months +30.2%+9.0%+3.4% +8.5%
Year to date +79.1%+20.9%+22.9% +13.3%
1 year +77.2%+34.1%+32.6% +12.4%
3 years +248.5%+78.3%+19.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +51.7%+21.3%+6.1% +23.5%
5 years +173.9%+87.5%-25.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +22.3%+13.4%-5.8% +11.0%
10 years +633.7%+462.6%+13.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year +22.1%+18.9%+1.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureALNTAMESTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.1%23.9%39.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.8%22.8%37.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.270.981.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.281.430.82 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.1%-27.3%-72.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.9%-4.0%-23.6% -0.9%
52-week high $118.63$258.54$53.55 $779.14
52-week low $48.39$184.19$28.53 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleALNTAMEST
P/E now vs peer median 56.5xmedian 25.4x 36.1xmedian 25.4x 16.2xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.9x 7.2xmedian 1.9x 1.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.8xmedian 14.3x 23.8xmedian 14.3x 9.7xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 59.5xmedian 21.8x 31.2xmedian 21.8x 9.3xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 2.2x 5.1xmedian 2.2x 1.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 10.20median 1.41 4.15median 1.41 2.37median 1.41

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsALNTAMEST
Revenue $574.78M $7.86B $3.85B
Gross profit $191.57M $2.86B $1.19B
Operating income $48.46M $2.04B $582.40M
Net income $28.61M $1.58B $366.60M
Free cash flow $27.50M $1.82B $641.20M
R&D $39.66M – $128.60M
EPS (diluted) $1.70 $6.86 $2.49
Cash & equivalents $42.09M $495.45M $553.40M
Total debt $721.29M $2.04B $2.40B
Shares (diluted) 16.88M 229.86M 147.00M
Enterprise value $1.38B $55.73B $3.82B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricALNTAMEST
P/E 56.5x 36.1x 16.2x
P/FCF 59.5x 31.2x 9.3x
P/Operating cash flow 42.6x 29.0x 7.8x
P/S 2.8x 7.2x 1.5x
P/B 5.2x 5.1x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 7.1x 8.1x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 23.8x 23.8x 9.7x
EV/EBIT 36.5x 28.7x 13.4x
EV/Revenue 3.1x 7.4x 2.0x
EV/FCF 64.3x 32.0x 12.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 46.1x 29.8x 10.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 10.20 4.15 2.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALNTAMEST
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.6% 12.7% 4.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.0% 7.0% -1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.9% 13.4% 11.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 7.9% -3.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 44.6% 11.2% 175.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 8.2% 2.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 100.2% 9.6% 1,505%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 8.5% 5.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 98.3% 10.4% 1,492%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 8.7% 6.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -39.0% 8.1% 28.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 11.0% 9.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -50.3% 8.4% 34.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 54.3% 12.0% 17.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALNTAMEST
Gross margin 33.3% 36.4% 30.8%
EBITDA margin 12.9% 31.2% 20.9%
Operating margin 8.4% 25.9% 15.1%
Pretax margin 6.4% 24.3% 12.4%
Net margin 5.0% 20.0% 9.5%
FCF margin 4.8% 23.2% 16.7%
Operating cash flow margin 6.7% 24.9% 19.7%
Return on equity 9.3% 14.2% 12.2%
Return on assets 4.9% 9.6% 5.5%
Return on invested capital 7.8% 12.8% 8.2%
Return on capital employed 9.6% 14.8% 10.0%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.2x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.6% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALNTAMEST
Debt / assets 29.2% 12.3% 35.8%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.2x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 0.6x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 6.3x 1.1x 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 47.4% 32.1% 54.1%
Equity / assets 52.6% 67.9% 45.9%
Interest coverage 4.4x 21.1x 4.4x
Current ratio 3.4x 1.2x 2.4x
Quick ratio 1.8x 0.6x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.2x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 5.61 8.41 2.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALNTAMEST
Dividend yield 0.1% 0.5% 1.2%
Net buyback yield – 0.7% 0.4%
Shareholder yield 0.1% 1.2% 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 18.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 16.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 9.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 11.3% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusALNTAMEST
Forward P/E 34.1xFY2026 30.3xFY2026 11.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.82FY2026 $8.20FY2026 $3.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.0%FY2026 +10.4%FY2026 +5.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.0% +8.4% +19.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $565.99MFY2026 $7.96BFY2026 $3.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.1%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026 +2.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.2% +18.3% +1.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALNTAMEST
Held by institutions 77.3% 89.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 229 1,195 467
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +2.3% +1.1%
Institutions buying 133 615 265
Institutions selling 72 399 149
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.54 1.78

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ALNTAMEST
ALNT 1.00 0.53 0.49
AME 0.53 1.00 0.67
ST 0.49 0.67 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALNT, AME and ST?

Ametek (AME) is the largest by market capitalisation: Allient (ALNT) $1.55B, Ametek (AME) $57.61B, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) $5.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALNT, AME and ST?

Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Allient (ALNT) 54.1x, Ametek (AME) 36.5x, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 16.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) is cheapest (Allient (ALNT) 34.1x, Ametek (AME) 30.3x, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 11.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ametek (AME) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Allient (ALNT) +10.6%, Ametek (AME) +12.7%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) +4.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ametek (AME) has the highest net margin (Allient (ALNT) 5.0%, Ametek (AME) 20.0%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 9.5%). On return on invested capital, Ametek (AME) leads (Allient (ALNT) 7.8%, Ametek (AME) 12.8%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 8.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allient (ALNT) returned the most: Allient (ALNT) +77.2%, Ametek (AME) +34.1%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) +32.6%. Over five years, Allient (ALNT) compounded fastest (Allient (ALNT) +22.3%/yr, Ametek (AME) +13.4%/yr, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) -5.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Allient (ALNT) 0.00%, Ametek (AME) 0.01%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 0.00%. Allient (ALNT) and Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ametek (AME) has been the steadiest (Allient (ALNT) 60.1%, Ametek (AME) 23.9%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 39.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALNT, AME and ST?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ametek (AME) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.