ALNT vs APH vs ST Stock Comparison

Allient, Amphenol and Sensata Technologies Holding Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
3 wins
APH Amphenol Corp /De/
$80.98 -4.3% 1M -41.0% 1Y
Market cap
$202.84B
P/E
34.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.05B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionALNTAPHSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.55B $202.84B $5.99B APH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 54.1x 34.2x 16.3x ST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.1x 31.0x 11.4x ST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.6% +57.6% +4.1% APH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% — 9.5% ST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.8% — 8.2% ST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x — 2.3x ALNT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +77.2% -41.0% +32.6% ALNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.3%/yr +16.1%/yr -5.8%/yr ALNT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.1% 85.6% 39.9% ST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 48/100 64/100 ST

Percentile Scorecard

ALNTAPHST

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

AxisALNTAPHST
Valuation 14 #174 of 203 15 #173 of 203 87 #27 of 203
Growth 65 #66 of 188 97 #7 of 188 73 #52 of 188
Profitability 51 #90 of 184 78 #42 of 184 70 #56 of 184
Financial Health 58 #91 of 217 26 #161 of 217 42 #126 of 217
Shareholder Returns 14 #132 of 153 23 #118 of 153 49 #79 of 153
Overall 41 48 64
  • ALNT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • APH 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

PeriodALNTAPHSTSPY
1 month -15.9%-4.3%-2.0% +0.9%
3 months +21.9%-46.1%-11.1% +5.9%
6 months +30.2%-45.4%+3.4% +8.5%
Year to date +79.1%-40.1%+22.9% +13.3%
1 year +77.2%-41.0%+32.6% +12.4%
3 years +248.5%+104.2%+19.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +51.7%+26.9%+6.1% +23.5%
5 years +173.9%+111.0%-25.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +22.3%+16.1%-5.8% +11.0%
10 years +633.7%+394.6%+13.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year +22.1%+17.3%+1.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureALNTAPHSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.1%85.6%39.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.8%114.2%37.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.271.711.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.28-0.480.82 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.1%-58.6%-72.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.9%-54.1%-23.6% -0.9%
52-week high $118.63$176.32$53.55 $779.14
52-week low $48.39$73.07$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.

MultipleALNTAPHST
P/E now vs peer median 56.5xmedian 25.4x 33.6xmedian 25.4x 16.2xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.9x 6.0xmedian 1.9x 1.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.8xmedian 14.3x —median 14.3x 9.7xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 59.5xmedian 21.8x 44.1xmedian 21.8x 9.3xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 2.2x 11.6xmedian 2.2x 1.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 10.20median 1.41 0.77median 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 monthsALNTAPHST
Revenue $574.78M $33.05B $3.85B
Gross profit $191.57M $12.83B $1.19B
Operating income $48.46M $9.16B $582.40M
Net income $28.61M $5.99B $366.60M
Free cash flow $27.50M – $641.20M
R&D $39.66M – $128.60M
EPS (diluted) $1.70 $2.30 $2.49
Cash & equivalents $42.09M $4.17B $553.40M
Total debt $721.29M – $2.40B
Shares (diluted) 16.88M 2.58B 147.00M
Enterprise value $1.38B $196.37B $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
MetricALNTAPHST
P/E 56.5x 33.6x 16.2x
P/FCF 59.5x 44.1x 9.3x
P/Operating cash flow 42.6x 30.8x 7.8x
P/S 2.8x 6.0x 1.5x
P/B 5.2x 11.6x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 7.1x 16.8x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 23.8x – 9.7x
EV/EBIT 36.5x – 13.4x
EV/Revenue 3.1x 5.9x 2.0x
EV/FCF 64.3x – 12.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 46.1x 30.0x 10.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 10.20 0.77 2.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALNTAPHST
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.6% 57.6% 4.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.0% 38.4% -1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.9% 70.2% 11.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 47.2% -3.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 44.6% 79.6% 175.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 53.4% 2.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 100.2% 55.4% 1,505%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 45.7% 5.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 98.3% 54.5% 1,492%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 43.9% 6.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -39.0% 44.0% 28.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 39.4% 9.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -50.3% – 34.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 54.3% – 17.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALNTAPHST
Gross margin 33.3% – 30.8%
EBITDA margin 12.9% – 20.9%
Operating margin 8.4% – 15.1%
Pretax margin 6.4% – 12.4%
Net margin 5.0% – 9.5%
FCF margin 4.8% – 16.7%
Operating cash flow margin 6.7% 19.6% 19.7%
Return on equity 9.3% 36.4% 12.2%
Return on assets 4.9% 13.0% 5.5%
Return on invested capital 7.8% – 8.2%
Return on capital employed 9.6% – 10.0%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.1x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.5% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALNTAPHST
Debt / assets 29.2% – 35.8%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x – 2.3x
Debt / FCF 6.3x – 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 47.4% 63.3% 54.1%
Equity / assets 52.6% 36.7% 45.9%
Interest coverage 4.4x – 4.4x
Current ratio 3.4x 1.9x 2.4x
Quick ratio 1.8x 0.5x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.5x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 5.61 – 2.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALNTAPHST
Dividend yield 0.1% 0.5% 1.2%
Net buyback yield – – 0.4%
Shareholder yield 0.1% 0.5% 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusALNTAPHST
Forward P/E 34.1xFY2026 31.0xFY2026 11.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.82FY2026 $2.61FY2026 $3.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.0%FY2026 +56.3%FY2026 +5.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.0% +35.6% +19.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $565.99MFY2026 $33.34BFY2026 $3.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.1%FY2026 +44.4%FY2026 +2.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.2% +33.4% +1.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALNTAPHST
Held by institutions 77.3% 96.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 229 2,330 467
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +2.6% +1.1%
Institutions buying 133 1,360 265
Institutions selling 72 773 149
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.76 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.

ALNTAPHST
ALNT 1.00 0.21 0.49
APH 0.21 1.00 0.18
ST 0.49 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALNT, APH and ST?

Amphenol (APH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Allient (ALNT) $1.55B, Amphenol (APH) $202.84B, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) $5.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALNT, APH and ST?

Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Allient (ALNT) 54.1x, Amphenol (APH) 34.2x, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 16.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) is cheapest (Allient (ALNT) 34.1x, Amphenol (APH) 31.0x, 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?

Amphenol (APH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Allient (ALNT) +10.6%, Amphenol (APH) +57.6%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) +4.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allient (ALNT) returned the most: Allient (ALNT) +77.2%, Amphenol (APH) -41.0%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) +32.6%. Over five years, Allient (ALNT) compounded fastest (Allient (ALNT) +22.3%/yr, Amphenol (APH) +16.1%/yr, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) -5.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) has been the steadiest (Allient (ALNT) 60.1%, Amphenol (APH) 85.6%, 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, APH 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, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 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.