Quantbot Technologies LP Buys New Shares in Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. $ALSN

Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new position in shares of Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ALSN - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 16,310 shares of the auto parts company's stock, valued at approximately $1,839,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of ALSN. Vise Technologies Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Allison Transmission in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $1,047,000. Natixis Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Allison Transmission by 5.3% in the fourth quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 285,022 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $27,903,000 after buying an additional 14,445 shares in the last quarter. UBS Group AG increased its holdings in Allison Transmission by 30.4% during the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 1,252,197 shares of the auto parts company's stock worth $122,590,000 after buying an additional 291,649 shares during the last quarter. Systematic Financial Management LP increased its holdings in Allison Transmission by 52.2% during the fourth quarter. Systematic Financial Management LP now owns 29,585 shares of the auto parts company's stock worth $2,896,000 after buying an additional 10,145 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brandes Investment Partners LP bought a new stake in Allison Transmission during the fourth quarter worth $46,647,000. Institutional investors own 96.90% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Allison Transmission news, insider Eric C. Scroggins sold 1,050 shares of Allison Transmission stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $125.00, for a total value of $131,250.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 16,604 shares in the company, valued at $2,075,500. The trade was a 5.95% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 1.10% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have commented on the stock. Citigroup cut their price target on shares of Allison Transmission from $135.00 to $125.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Allison Transmission from $140.00 to $145.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, July 13th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Allison Transmission from a "hold (c+)" rating to a "buy (b-)" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on Allison Transmission from $126.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Allison Transmission from $127.00 to $137.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $131.17.

Allison Transmission Stock Performance

ALSN opened at $131.41 on Tuesday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $119.37 and a 200 day simple moving average of $119.45. The company has a market capitalization of $10.85 billion, a PE ratio of 20.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 0.95. Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $76.01 and a 1 year high of $137.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.07, a current ratio of 1.81 and a quick ratio of 1.17.

Allison Transmission (NYSE:ALSN - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 3rd. The auto parts company reported $2.73 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.48 by $0.25. Allison Transmission had a return on equity of 38.18% and a net margin of 12.02%.The firm had revenue of $1.57 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.50 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $2.29 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 92.4% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts expect that Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. will post 9.94 EPS for the current year.

Allison Transmission Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 31st. Investors of record on Friday, August 21st will be given a dividend of $0.29 per share. This represents a $1.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 21st. Allison Transmission's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 18.44%.

Allison Transmission Profile

Allison Transmission Holdings Inc is a global designer, manufacturer and seller of fully automatic transmissions and hybrid propulsion systems for commercial duty vehicles and off-highway equipment. The company's products are engineered to improve fuel efficiency, reduce emissions and enhance performance across a broad range of industries. Allison's core transmission portfolio serves applications such as on-highway trucks and buses, medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles, and military ground vehicles.

In addition to conventional automatic transmissions, Allison offers advanced hybrid systems that integrate electric motors with mechanical transmission components.

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