Ralliant (NYSE:RAL) Downgraded by Zacks Research to Hold

Ralliant (NYSE:RAL) was downgraded by Zacks Research from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report issued on Wednesday, Zacks reports.

RAL has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on shares of Ralliant from $71.00 to $73.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Wall Street Zen cut Ralliant from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, August 30th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on Ralliant from $68.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of Ralliant from $81.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Ralliant from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Friday, September 18th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $77.20.

Ralliant Stock Up 2.0%

Shares of RAL opened at $70.58 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.75. The firm has a market cap of $7.81 billion, a PE ratio of -6.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.56 and a beta of 1.38. The company’s fifty day moving average is $66.89 and its two-hundred day moving average is $60.26. Ralliant has a fifty-two week low of $37.27 and a fifty-two week high of $75.41.

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Ralliant news, CEO Tamara S. Newcombe sold 12,936 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.30, for a total transaction of $844,720.80. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 246,897 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $16,122,374.10. This represents a 4.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Karen M. Bick sold 6,062 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the senior vice president owned 31,668 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,280,096. This trade represents a 16.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 31,934 shares of company stock worth $2,209,860. 0.42% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ralliant

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in RAL. Dunhill Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ralliant in the second quarter worth $25,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ralliant in the second quarter valued at $35,000. Group One Trading LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ralliant during the second quarter worth approximately $36,000. Persistent Asset Partners Ltd bought a new position in Ralliant during the second quarter worth about $37,000. Finally, Frazier Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in Ralliant during the 2nd quarter worth $40,000.

About Ralliant

Ralliant Corporation (NYSE:RAL) is a global technology company that provides test, measurement, sensing and industrial solutions. Its products and services are used by manufacturers, utilities, aerospace and defense organizations, electronics companies, and other industrial customers to improve safety, quality, reliability and operational performance.

Ralliant’s portfolio includes brands such as Fluke, Fluke Reliability, Industrial Scientific, Tektronix, Keithley, Qualitrol and EA Elektro-Automatik.