Alliance Entertainment (AENT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Alliance Entertainment Holding Corporation operates as a wholesaler, distributor, and e-commerce provider for the entertainment industry worldwide. It offers vinyl records, video games, digital video discs, blu-rays, toys, compact discs, collectibles, and other entertainment and consumer products. The company also provides third party logistics products and services. It distributes its physical media, entertainment products, hardware, and accessories through multi-channel strategy. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Plantation, Florida.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $5.58 to $6.13
• 50-Day Range: $2.62 to $6.32
• 52-Week Range: $1.10 to $11.57
• Volume: 28,433 shs
• Average Volume: 40,553 shs
• Market Capitalization: $286.90 million
• P/E Ratio: 23.46
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $10.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Alliance Entertainment Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Alliance Entertainment scored higher than 71% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 112th out of 293 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Alliance Entertainment has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Alliance Entertainment has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Alliance Entertainment is 23.46, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.98.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Alliance Entertainment is 23.46, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 21.46.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Alliance Entertainment has a P/B Ratio of 3.27. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.09% of the float of Alliance Entertainment has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Alliance Entertainment has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Alliance Entertainment has recently increased by 53.35%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Alliance Entertainment does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Alliance Entertainment does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.09% of the float of Alliance Entertainment has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Alliance Entertainment has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Alliance Entertainment has recently increased by 53.35%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.22

News Sentiment

Alliance Entertainment has a news sentiment score of 1.22. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.91 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Alliance Entertainment this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

11 people have searched for AENT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

7 people have added Alliance Entertainment to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 600% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Alliance Entertainment insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $5,400.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

81.90% of the stock of Alliance Entertainment is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 0.27% of the stock of Alliance Entertainment is held by institutions.

AENT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have AENT shares performed this year?

Alliance Entertainment's stock was trading at $9.06 at the start of the year. Since then, AENT stock has decreased by 37.9% and is now trading at $5.63.

How were Alliance Entertainment's earnings last quarter?

Alliance Entertainment Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:AENT) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 15th. The company reported $0.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.01 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $213.05 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $210.65 million. Alliance Entertainment had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.59% and a net margin of 1.10%.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Alliance Entertainment IPO?

Alliance Entertainment (AENT) raised $5 million in an IPO on Friday, June 30th 2023. The company issued 1,700,000 shares at $3.00 per share. ThinkEquity served as the underwriter for the IPO.

Who are Alliance Entertainment's major shareholders?

Alliance Entertainment's top institutional investors include Clarity Capital Partners LLC (46.07%). Insiders that own company stock include Jeffrey Clinton Walker, Bruce A Ogilvie Jr, Walter Tommy Donaldson III and Terilea J Wielenga.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Alliance Entertainment?

Shares of AENT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Alliance Entertainment own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Alliance Entertainment investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Arista Networks (ANET), Builders FirstSource (BLDR), e.l.f. Beauty (ELF), Disc Medicine (IRON) and Jabil (JBL).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/15/2025
• Today: 7/25/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 9/17/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: MEDIA CONGLOM
• Sub-Industry: Wholesale
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:AENT
• CIK: 1823584
• Web: www.aent.com
• Phone: 954-255-4000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 847
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Alliance Entertainment: $10.00
• High Price Target: $10.00
• Low Price Target: $10.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +77.6%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.24
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 23.46
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $4.58 million
• Net Margins: 1.10%
• Pretax Margin: 0.85%
• Return on Equity: 15.59%
• Return on Assets: 3.86%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.80
• Current Ratio: 1.30
• Quick Ratio: 0.70

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.10 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.26
• Cash Flow: $0.21 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 27.43
• Book Value: $1.72 per share
• Price / Book: 3.27

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 50,960,000
• Free Float: 9,223,000
• Market Cap: $286.90 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.41