Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for Alight Q1 Earnings

Alight, Inc. (NYSE:ALIT) – Wedbush cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Alight in a report issued on Tuesday, March 25th. Wedbush analyst D. Ives now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.11 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.13. Wedbush currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $11.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Alight’s current full-year earnings is $0.54 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Alight’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.06 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.07 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.08 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.11 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.26 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.57 EPS.

Alight (NYSE:ALIT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.21 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.25 by ($0.04). The firm had revenue of $680.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $675.66 million. Alight had a positive return on equity of 5.42% and a negative net margin of 5.53%.

A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on the stock. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and set a $10.00 price objective on shares of Alight in a research note on Wednesday. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $9.00 price target on shares of Alight in a research note on Monday, March 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $10.19.

Alight Stock Performance

Shares of ALIT opened at $5.91 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -19.68 and a beta of 0.94. Alight has a 12 month low of $5.87 and a 12 month high of $9.92. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $6.56 and a 200 day simple moving average of $7.01. The company has a current ratio of 1.30, a quick ratio of 1.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Alight

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its holdings in Alight by 3.8% in the 4th quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 399,862 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,767,000 after purchasing an additional 14,657 shares during the period. Palogic Value Management L.P. raised its position in shares of Alight by 13.5% in the fourth quarter. Palogic Value Management L.P. now owns 420,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,906,000 after buying an additional 50,000 shares in the last quarter. Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Alight in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $893,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio grew its position in Alight by 40.8% during the fourth quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 7,101 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,000 after buying an additional 2,059 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alpine Global Management LLC increased its stake in Alight by 16.7% during the 4th quarter. Alpine Global Management LLC now owns 175,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,211,000 after acquiring an additional 25,000 shares during the period. 96.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Robert A. Schriesheim acquired 22,092 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 3rd. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $6.79 per share, with a total value of $150,004.68. Following the acquisition, the director now directly owns 22,092 shares in the company, valued at $150,004.68. This represents a ∞ increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Richard N. Massey acquired 100,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, March 10th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $6.39 per share, for a total transaction of $639,000.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 1,573,489 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,054,594.71. This trade represents a 6.79 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders have purchased 125,092 shares of company stock valued at $807,755 over the last ninety days. 5.33% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Alight Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a $0.04 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $0.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.71%. Alight’s dividend payout ratio is currently -53.33%.

About Alight

Alight, Inc provides cloud-based integrated digital human capital and business solutions worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Employer Solutions and Professional Services. The Employer Solutions segment offers employee wellbeing, integrated benefits administration, healthcare navigation, financial wellbeing, leave of absence management, retiree healthcare and payroll; and operates AI-led capabilities software.