Villanova Investment Management Co LLC Has $687,000 Position in Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. $ALSN

Key Points

• Villanova Investment Management Co LLC reduced its stake in Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. by 65.2%, selling 13,461 shares to now hold only 7,184 shares, valued at approximately $687,000.
• Allison Transmission's most recent earnings report indicated an EPS of $2.29, exceeding estimates, but revenue saw a 0.2% year-over-year decline.
• The company has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.27 per share, which translates to an annualized yield of 1.2%, with a low dividend payout ratio of 12.27%.

Villanova Investment Management Co LLC reduced its stake in shares of Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ALSN - Free Report) by 65.2% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 7,184 shares of the auto parts company's stock after selling 13,461 shares during the period. Allison Transmission accounts for 1.9% of Villanova Investment Management Co LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 19th biggest holding. Villanova Investment Management Co LLC's holdings in Allison Transmission were worth $687,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of ALSN. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its holdings in shares of Allison Transmission by 7.7% during the 4th quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 16,822 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $1,818,000 after acquiring an additional 1,209 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth boosted its holdings in Allison Transmission by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 25,614 shares of the auto parts company's stock worth $2,768,000 after purchasing an additional 269 shares in the last quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in Allison Transmission in the fourth quarter worth $901,000. Janus Henderson Group PLC boosted its holdings in Allison Transmission by 153.0% in the fourth quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 186,358 shares of the auto parts company's stock worth $20,145,000 after purchasing an additional 112,710 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP boosted its holdings in Allison Transmission by 46.2% in the fourth quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 118,430 shares of the auto parts company's stock worth $12,798,000 after purchasing an additional 37,434 shares in the last quarter. 96.90% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on ALSN. Zacks Research cut shares of Allison Transmission from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 19th. Bank of America upped their price target on shares of Allison Transmission from $74.00 to $79.00 and gave the company an "underperform" rating in a report on Monday, June 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on shares of Allison Transmission from $80.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a "sell" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 27th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Allison Transmission from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Sunday, June 22nd. Finally, Citigroup decreased their price target on shares of Allison Transmission from $105.00 to $100.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, June 24th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Reduce" and a consensus price target of $98.38.

Allison Transmission Price Performance

NYSE:ALSN traded down $0.26 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $87.47. The company's stock had a trading volume of 166,925 shares, compared to its average volume of 810,779. Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $80.39 and a fifty-two week high of $122.53. The company has a current ratio of 3.36, a quick ratio of 2.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.37. The company has a market capitalization of $7.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.93 and a beta of 1.02. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $88.81 and a 200-day moving average of $93.84.

Allison Transmission (NYSE:ALSN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 4th. The auto parts company reported $2.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.20 by $0.09. Allison Transmission had a net margin of 23.81% and a return on equity of 45.56%. The firm had revenue of $814.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $811.05 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.13 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was down .2% compared to the same quarter last year. Allison Transmission has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. will post 9.06 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Allison Transmission Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 29th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 20th were issued a dividend of $0.27 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, August 20th. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Allison Transmission's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 12.27%.

Allison Transmission Profile

Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and sells fully automatic transmissions for medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles and medium- and heavy-tactical U.S. defense vehicles, and electrified propulsion systems worldwide. It provides commercial-duty on-highway, off-highway and defense fully automatic transmissions, and electric hybrid and fully electric systems.