ALNT
Allient Inc.
ALNT offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
MSFT has the edge over ALNT overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
ALNT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy |
ALNT's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its cash flow is under pressure.
MSFT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
MSFT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
ALNT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 20x | $43.35 | -49% |
| Forward | 23x | $84.40 | — |
| Fair | 27x | $60.35 | -28% |
| Current | 38x | $84.40 | — |
| Expensive | 50x | $110 | +31% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ALNT's PE is in its expensive range at 38x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 23x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
MSFT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 25x | $523 | — |
| Cheap | 27x | $525 | +0.4% |
| Current | 27x | $523 | — |
| Fair | 34x | $652 | +25% |
| Expensive | 37x | $711 | +36% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
MSFT has the edge over ALNT in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
ALNT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
ALNT has the edge over MSFT on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
MSFT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Moderate | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for MSFT, with profitability holding steady.
ALNT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.60 | +62% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.22 | +100% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.70 | +100% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.43 | +147% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.32 | +67% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.11 | +26% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.85 | -27% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.58 | -62% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.79 | -47% |
ALNT earned $2.22 per share over the past year, up 100% from the year before.
MSFT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $20.79 | +8.6% |
| Q3 2026 | $19.15 | +36% |
| Q2 2026 | $17.95 | +32% |
| Q1 2026 | $16.80 | +30% |
| Q4 2025 | $15.99 | +29% |
| Q3 2025 | $14.06 | +16% |
| Q2 2025 | $13.64 | +16% |
| Q1 2025 | $12.93 | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $12.41 | +12% |
MSFT's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $19.15 over the past year, up 36% from the year before, and higher year over year for 14 quarters in a row.
ALNT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $164.4M | +18% |
| Q2 2026 | $153.8M | +10% |
| Q1 2026 | $138.9M | +4.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $143.4M | +17% |
| Q3 2025 | $138.7M | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $139.6M | +2.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $132.8M | -9.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $122M | -13% |
ALNT's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $164M last quarter, up 18% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 14% | +4.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 10% | +1.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 6.7% | +0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7.9% | +2.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 8.8% | +3.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 8.4% | +4.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 6.6% | -1.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 5.3% | +0.3 points |
ALNT's operating margin was 14% last quarter, up 4.8 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
MSFT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $92.3B | +19% |
| Q2 2026 | $90B | +18% |
| Q1 2026 | $82.9B | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $81.3B | +17% |
| Q3 2025 | $77.7B | +18% |
| Q2 2025 | $76.4B | +18% |
| Q1 2025 | $70.1B | +13% |
| Q4 2024 | $69.6B | +12% |
MSFT has the edge over ALNT on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 50% | +0.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 45% | +0.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 46% | +0.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 47% | +1.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 49% | +2.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 45% | +1.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 46% | +1.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 45% | +1.9 points |
MSFT has the edge over ALNT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ALNT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.6M | -158% |
| Q2 2026 | $9.1M | -60% |
| Q1 2026 | $4M | -69% |
| Q4 2025 | $11.7M | +21% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.8M | -74% |
| Q2 2025 | $22.4M | +283% |
| Q1 2025 | $12.9M | +107% |
| Q4 2024 | $9.6M | -32% |
ALNT usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$2M, but it generated $23M over the past year.
MSFT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $18.6B | -27% |
| Q2 2026 | $19.6B | -23% |
| Q1 2026 | $15.8B | -22% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.9B | -9.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $25.7B | +33% |
| Q2 2025 | $25.6B | +9.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $20.3B | -3.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.5B | -29% |
MSFT's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $60B over the past year, down 23% from the year before.
ALNT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +28K shares |
| 1 year | +0.7% | +123K shares |
| 3 years | +4.1% | +666K shares |
| 5 years | +17% | +2.4M shares |
| Available history | +19% | +2.7M shares |
ALNT has 17M diluted shares, up 0.7% from a year ago.
MSFT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -7M shares |
| 1 year | -0.3% | -20M shares |
| 3 years | -0.2% | -16M shares |
| 5 years | -1.6% | -121M shares |
| Available history | -3.2% | -245M shares |
MSFT has the edge over ALNT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.4B |
| Q2 2026 | $4.6B |
| Q1 2026 | $4.6B |
| Q4 2025 | $7.4B |
| Q3 2025 | $5.7B |
| Q2 2025 | $4.5B |
| Q1 2025 | $4.8B |
| Q4 2024 | $5B |
MSFT spent $21B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 5.2% from the year before.
ALNT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 2.0x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 2.0x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.4x | Elevated |
ALNT's net debt is about 1.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 2.3 years a year ago.
MSFT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
MSFT has the edge over ALNT on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
ALNT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 46.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 18.2 | Oversold |
ALNT's weekly RSI is 46 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 18 (oversold).
MSFT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 62.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 68.0 | Neutral |
MSFT's weekly RSI is 62 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 68 (neutral).
ALNT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | ALNT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 38x | 28x | 36% above |
| PE % | 74 | 35 | 39 pts above |
ALNT is trading at 38x earnings, a 36% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
MSFT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | MSFT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 27x | 28x | 2% below |
| PE % | 16 | 35 | 19 pts below |
MSFT has the edge over ALNT on valuation relative to its sector.
ALNT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $97.0 | 13% below |
| 20 week MA | $96.1 | 12% below |
| 50 week MA | $79.2 | 6.6% above |
| 100 week MA | $57.0 | 48% above |
| 200 week MA | $43.6 | 93% above |
ALNT has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-week averages, but 93% above its 200-week average.
MSFT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $524.7 | 0.3% below |
| 20 week MA | $484.8 | 7.9% above |
| 50 week MA | $446.9 | 17% above |
| 100 week MA | $453.8 | 15% above |
| 200 week MA | $411.5 | 27% above |
MSFT has the edge over ALNT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
ALNT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $31.5 | $33.3 | +6% |
| 2021 | $33.3 | $35.7 | +7% |
| 2022 | $35.7 | $33.3 | -6.8% |
| 2023 | $33.3 | $30.2 | -9.2% |
| 2024 | $30.2 | $24.0 | -20% |
| 2025 | $24.0 | $55.6 | +131% |
| 2026 YTD | $55.6 | $84.4 | +52% |
ALNT has the edge over MSFT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
MSFT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $159.0 | $222.8 | +40% |
| 2021 | $222.8 | $334.7 | +50% |
| 2022 | $334.7 | $238.7 | -29% |
| 2023 | $238.7 | $376.0 | +58% |
| 2024 | $376.0 | $430.5 | +14% |
| 2025 | $430.5 | $487.7 | +13% |
| 2026 YTD | $487.7 | $523.0 | +7.2% |
MSFT has finished higher in five of the last six years, two of them by more than 50%. It's up 7.2% so far in 2026.