Alliance Entertainment (AENT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Alliance Entertainment (NASDAQ: AENT) is a distributor of physical media and related entertainment products, serving retailers, public libraries and online merchants. The company’s core business revolves around the wholesale distribution of music and video titles on CD, DVD and Blu-ray formats, as well as vinyl records, audiobooks, video games and select gift and novelty items. By maintaining a broad catalog of new and catalog titles, Alliance Entertainment enables brick-and-mortar and e-commerce channels to access an extensive range of products from major and independent labels.

In addition to its product offerings, Alliance Entertainment provides supply-chain and logistics services designed to streamline inventory management and order fulfillment. The company’s vendor-managed inventory programs, marketing and merchandising support, and custom packaging solutions help clients optimize shelf presentation and promotional activities. Alliance also offers digital reporting tools and business intelligence services that give customers insight into sales trends, title performance and replenishment needs.

Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Alliance Entertainment operates multiple distribution centers across the United States and Canada, enabling next-day or two-day delivery in most major markets. Its customer base includes independent and regional retailers, public libraries, specialty stores and online marketplaces. By combining broad product selection with tailored fulfillment solutions, Alliance positions itself as a one-stop provider for businesses seeking to simplify their entertainment merchandise supply chain.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $5.90 to $6.31
• 50-Day Range: $4.14 to $6.32
• 52-Week Range: $1.64 to $11.57
• Volume: 26,118 shs
• Average Volume: 57,983 shs
• Market Capitalization: $302.94 million
• P/E Ratio: 24.77
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $10.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Alliance Entertainment Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Alliance Entertainment scored higher than 69% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 118th out of 290 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: 3.7 / 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.

Upside Potential

Alliance Entertainment has a consensus price target of $10.00, representing about 65.4% upside from its current price of $6.05.

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 25.02, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 278.36.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Alliance Entertainment is 25.02, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 18.30.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Alliance Entertainment has a P/B Ratio of 3.51. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.27% 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, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Alliance Entertainment has recently decreased by 6.25%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving 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

1.27% 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, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Alliance Entertainment has recently decreased by 6.25%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.00

News Sentiment

Alliance Entertainment has a news sentiment score of 1.00. 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 0.81 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

Only 2 people have searched for AENT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Alliance Entertainment to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Alliance Entertainment insiders have not sold or bought any 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 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, AENT stock has decreased by 33.3% and is now trading at $6.0450.

How were Alliance Entertainment's earnings last quarter?

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

When did Alliance Entertainment IPO?

Alliance Entertainment (AENT) raised $5 million in an initial public offering 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?

Top institutional shareholders of Alliance Entertainment include Clarity Capital Partners LLC (46.07%), Bridgeway Capital Management LLC (0.24%) and XTX Topco Ltd (0.03%). 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: 9/09/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 9/18/2025
• 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: +66.7%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.24
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 25.00
• 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: 0.28
• Cash Flow: $0.23 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 26.64
• Book Value: $1.72 per share
• Price / Book: 3.49

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 50,960,000
• Free Float: 9,223,000
• Market Cap: $305.76 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.44