Ralliant Corporation (NYSE:RAL) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by Brokerages

Key Points

• Analysts remain broadly positive: Ralliant has a “Moderate Buy” consensus from 12 brokerages, with seven buys, one strong buy, three holds and one sell. The average 12-month price target is $77.20 versus a recent share price of $67.36.
• Quarterly results exceeded expectations: Ralliant reported earnings of $0.68 per share, beating the $0.63 consensus estimate, on revenue of $567.8 million. Management guided to fiscal 2026 EPS of $2.76–$2.90.
• Institutional interest increased, while insiders sold shares: BlackRock initiated a position worth approximately $1.04 billion, and other institutions also added stakes. CEO Tamara Newcombe and SVP Karen Bick sold shares under pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plans; insiders own 0.42% of the company.

Shares of Ralliant Corporation (NYSE:RAL - Get Free Report) have earned a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from the twelve brokerages that are covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have assigned a hold recommendation, seven have issued a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $77.20.

RAL has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Citigroup lifted their price objective on Ralliant from $81.00 to $82.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. TD Cowen increased their target price on Ralliant from $70.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Truist Financial reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $82.00 price target (up from $68.00) on shares of Ralliant in a report on Friday, July 31st. Oppenheimer upped their price target on shares of Ralliant from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Ralliant from $68.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, June 23rd.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP Karen Bick sold 6,062 shares of Ralliant stock in a transaction on Monday, August 17th. The stock was 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 directly owned 31,668 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,280,096. This trade represents a 16.07% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Tamara Newcombe sold 12,936 shares of Ralliant stock in a transaction on Friday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $71.79, for a total value of $928,675.44. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 251,967 shares of the company's stock, valued at $18,088,710.93. This trade represents a 4.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.42% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Ralliant

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in Ralliant during the 2nd quarter worth about $1,039,481,000. Irenic Capital Management LP lifted its holdings in shares of Ralliant by 424.1% in the first quarter. Irenic Capital Management LP now owns 1,740,218 shares of the company's stock valued at $72,376,000 after purchasing an additional 1,408,176 shares in the last quarter. Rokos Capital Management LLP acquired a new position in shares of Ralliant during the first quarter worth about $42,022,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new position in shares of Ralliant during the second quarter worth about $2,474,000. Finally, Flossbach Von Storch SE acquired a new position in shares of Ralliant during the second quarter worth about $222,460,000.

Ralliant Price Performance

Shares of Ralliant stock opened at $67.36 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.52, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -6.21, a P/E/G ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 1.54. Ralliant has a 1-year low of $37.27 and a 1-year high of $75.41. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $66.97 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $57.85.

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

Ralliant Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 23rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 8th will be issued a dividend of $0.05 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 8th. This represents a $0.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. Ralliant's dividend payout ratio is currently -1.84%.

Ralliant Company Profile

Ralliant is a global industrial technology company that develops and provides mission-critical products and solutions for customers across industrial, electrical, electronic, utility and related markets. The company focuses on helping customers measure, monitor, test, maintain and improve the performance, safety and reliability of their assets and operations.

Ralliant's portfolio includes electronic test and measurement instruments, industrial condition-monitoring systems, electrical testing equipment, reliability and maintenance software, sensors and related controls.

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