Wedbush Estimates Alight’s FY2025 Earnings (NYSE:ALIT)

Alight, Inc. (NYSE:ALIT) – Wedbush cut their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Alight in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, March 25th. Wedbush analyst D. Ives now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.49 for the year, down from their previous estimate of $0.51. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.25 EPS and Q1 2026 earnings at $0.14 EPS.

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

ALIT has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $9.00 price objective on shares of Alight in a report on Monday, March 24th. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and set a $10.00 target price on shares of Alight in a research report on Wednesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $10.19.

Alight Price Performance

Shares of Alight stock opened at $5.91 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $3.21 billion, a P/E ratio of -19.68 and a beta of 0.94. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $6.56 and its 200-day simple moving average is $7.01. Alight has a twelve month low of $5.87 and a twelve month high of $9.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 1.30 and a current ratio of 1.30.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Starboard Value LP increased its stake in shares of Alight by 8.8% in the 4th quarter. Starboard Value LP now owns 47,228,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $326,818,000 after buying an additional 3,833,000 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Alight by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 40,881,219 shares of the company’s stock worth $282,898,000 after purchasing an additional 292,911 shares during the period. ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC raised its holdings in Alight by 13.6% during the 4th quarter. ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC now owns 24,296,295 shares of the company’s stock worth $168,130,000 after purchasing an additional 2,901,108 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in Alight by 5.4% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 22,719,293 shares of the company’s stock valued at $157,215,000 after purchasing an additional 1,153,963 shares during the period. Finally, Cooper Creek Partners Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Alight by 23.1% in the 4th quarter. Cooper Creek Partners Management LLC now owns 17,704,322 shares of the company’s stock valued at $122,514,000 after purchasing an additional 3,322,705 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.74% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Richard N. Massey bought 100,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 10th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $6.39 per share, with a total value of $639,000.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now owns 1,573,489 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,054,594.71. The trade was a 6.79 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Robert A. Schriesheim purchased 22,092 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 3rd. The shares were bought at an average cost of $6.79 per share, for a total transaction of $150,004.68. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now directly owns 22,092 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $150,004.68. The trade was a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders have acquired a total of 125,092 shares of company stock worth $807,755 in the last three months. Insiders own 5.33% of the company’s stock.

Alight Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a $0.04 dividend. This represents a $0.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.71%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd. Alight’s 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.