Ralliant (NYSE:RAL) Upgraded to Buy at Seaport Research Partners

Key Points

• Seaport Research Partners upgraded Ralliant to “buy” from “neutral” and set an $88 price target, implying approximately 21.2% upside from the stock’s current price.
• Analyst sentiment is broadly positive, with seven buy ratings and five holds producing a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating and an average price target of $77.50.
• Ralliant reported quarterly EPS of $0.68, exceeding the $0.63 consensus estimate, while shares opened at $72.61 and remain near their 52-week high of $75.41.

Ralliant (NYSE:RAL - Get Free Report) was upgraded by equities research analysts at Seaport Research Partners from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, MarketBeat reports. The brokerage presently has a $88.00 target price on the stock. Seaport Research Partners' price objective points to a potential upside of 21.20% from the stock's current price.

Several other analysts have also recently issued reports on RAL. Oppenheimer increased their target price on shares of Ralliant from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 9th. BMO Capital Markets initiated coverage on shares of Ralliant in a research report on Monday, July 20th. They set a "market perform" rating and a $78.00 price target for the company. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Ralliant from $82.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Ralliant from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Sunday, August 30th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on Ralliant from $71.00 to $73.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $77.50.

Ralliant Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of NYSE RAL opened at $72.61 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.75. The company has a market cap of $8.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.47, a P/E/G ratio of 2.68 and a beta of 1.39. Ralliant has a 52 week low of $37.27 and a 52 week high of $75.41. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $67.81 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $61.98.

Ralliant (NYSE:RAL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $0.68 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.05. Ralliant had a positive return on equity of 14.97% and a negative net margin of 56.38%. The firm had revenue of $567.80 million for the quarter. Ralliant has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.760-2.900 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.720-0.780 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Ralliant will post 2.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Ralliant

In other news, SVP Karen M. Bick sold 6,062 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.00, for a total value of $436,464.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 31,668 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,280,096. This represents a 16.07% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Tamara S. Newcombe sold 12,936 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, September 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.30, for a total transaction of $844,720.80. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 246,897 shares of the company's stock, valued at $16,122,374.10. This trade represents a 4.98% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 31,934 shares of company stock worth $2,209,860 over the last three months. Insiders own 0.42% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ralliant

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of Ralliant by 54.7% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,971 shares of the company's stock valued at $136,000 after buying an additional 697 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Ralliant by 40.9% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,797 shares of the company's stock valued at $124,000 after acquiring an additional 522 shares during the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ralliant in the 2nd quarter valued at about $273,000. Tidal Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ralliant in the 2nd quarter valued at about $472,000. Finally, WINTON GROUP Ltd boosted its holdings in Ralliant by 37.6% during the 2nd quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd now owns 101,411 shares of the company's stock valued at $7,467,000 after acquiring an additional 27,704 shares during the period.

About Ralliant

Ralliant Corporation NYSE: RAL is a global technology company that provides test, measurement, sensing and industrial solutions. Its products and services are used by manufacturers, utilities, aerospace and defense organizations, electronics companies, and other industrial customers to improve safety, quality, reliability and operational performance.

Ralliant's portfolio includes brands such as Fluke, Fluke Reliability, Industrial Scientific, Tektronix, Keithley, Qualitrol and EA Elektro-Automatik.

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