ALNT
Allient Inc.
ALNT's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
MU has the edge over ALNT overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
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.
MU Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
MU's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
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.
MU PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 4.6x | $798 | — |
| Cheap | 10x | $777 | -2.7% |
| Current | 11x | $798 | — |
| Fair | 22x | $1,646 | +106% |
| Expensive | 32x | $2,404 | +201% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
MU 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 |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for ALNT, with profitability improving.
MU Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Broad | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for MU, with profitability improving.
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.
MU Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $174.95 | +135% |
| Q3 2026 | $74.33 | +879% |
| Q2 2026 | $44.17 | +693% |
| Q1 2026 | $21.18 | +405% |
| Q4 2025 | $10.52 | +201% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.59 | +984% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.57 | +$6.99 |
| Q1 2025 | $4.19 | +$7.64 |
| Q4 2024 | $3.49 | +$9.77 |
MU has the edge over ALNT on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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.
MU Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $54.2B | +379% |
| Q2 2026 | $41.5B | +346% |
| Q1 2026 | $23.9B | +196% |
| Q4 2025 | $13.6B | +57% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.3B | +46% |
| Q2 2025 | $9.3B | +37% |
| Q1 2025 | $8.1B | +38% |
| Q4 2024 | $8.7B | +84% |
MU has the edge over ALNT on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 81% | +48 points |
| Q2 2026 | 80% | +57 points |
| Q1 2026 | 68% | +46 points |
| Q4 2025 | 45% | +20 points |
| Q3 2025 | 32% | +13 points |
| Q2 2025 | 23% | +13 points |
| Q1 2025 | 22% | +19 points |
| Q4 2024 | 25% | +49 points |
MU 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.
MU Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $32.9B | +45543% |
| Q2 2026 | $17.6B | +951% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.5B | +$5.6B |
| Q4 2025 | $3B | +7853% |
| Q3 2025 | $72M | -75% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.7B | +322% |
| Q1 2025 | -$113M | +$52M |
| Q4 2024 | $38M | +$433M |
MU has the edge over ALNT on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 the edge over MU on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
MU Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -2M shares |
| 1 year | +1.6% | +18M shares |
| 3 years | +4.6% | +50M shares |
| 5 years | +0.2% | +2M shares |
| Available history | +1.2% | +14M shares |
MU has 1.1B diluted shares, up 1.6% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $350M |
| Q4 2025 | $300M |
| Q3 2024 | $300M |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
MU has spent almost nothing on buybacks in the past year.
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.
MU Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.6x | Very low |
MU 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).
MU Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 47.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 26.9 | Neutral |
MU's weekly RSI is 47 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 27 (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.
MU PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | MU | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 28x | 61% below |
| PE % | 18 | 35 | 17 pts below |
MU 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.
MU Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $914.5 | 13% below |
| 20 week MA | $931.0 | 14% below |
| 50 week MA | $685.9 | 16% above |
| 100 week MA | $405.4 | 97% above |
| 200 week MA | $246.0 | 225% above |
MU has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-week averages, but 225% above its 200-week average.
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 is up 52% so far in 2026, after finishing lower in three of the previous six years.
MU Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $54.0 | $70.6 | +31% |
| 2021 | $70.6 | $94.4 | +34% |
| 2022 | $94.4 | $50.2 | -47% |
| 2023 | $50.2 | $85.3 | +70% |
| 2024 | $85.3 | $88.6 | +3.9% |
| 2025 | $88.6 | $284.8 | +221% |
| 2026 YTD | $284.8 | $798.4 | +180% |
MU has the edge over ALNT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.