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Neutral 54 (OpenAI - 5.2)
Rating:54Neutral
Price Target:
$8.00
▲(20.30% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:03/03/26
The score is held back primarily by weak/volatile profitability and significant balance-sheet risk (high leverage and negative equity), despite improving cash generation. Technicals are supportive with bullish moving-average alignment and positive momentum, while valuation is mixed due to losses (negative P/E) partly offset by a ~3% yield. Management’s 2026 EBITDA improvement guidance and deleveraging plan provide incremental support but do not fully offset the financial risk profile.
Positive Factors
High‑margin product support (aftermarket)
Aftermarket parts and service generated stable revenue with a large 46.1% margin in Q4. High product‑support margins and recurring service demand create durable, annuity‑like cash flows tied to an installed base, improving long‑term EBITDA resilience and supporting deleveraging.
Improving cash generation and liquidity
2025 produced material free cash flow and maintained ~$249M liquidity while cutting net debt. Consistent positive FCF and usable liquidity provide the structural capacity to fund fleet optimization, capex, and scheduled debt maturities, making the company less dependent on external financing.
Scalable equipment sales & distribution platforms
Strong equipment sales and growing platform businesses (Master Distribution, Ecoverse) show scalable revenue streams beyond single transactions. Platform expansion increases cross‑sell potential, OEM leverage and service attach rates, supporting structurally higher recurring revenue over multiple years.
Negative Factors
High leverage and negative equity
Negative equity and elevated leverage materially reduce financial flexibility and raise refinancing and covenant risk. Even with active deleveraging guidance, high net leverage increases cost of capital and limits ability to invest, return capital, or absorb prolonged demand shocks.
Weak, volatile profitability
Although gross margins stayed mid‑20s, operating profitability swung to losses and EBITDA turned negative. Persistent margin pressure from tariffs, discounting, and cost volatility undermines earnings predictability and makes sustainable free cash flow generation more uncertain.
Material‑handling softness and rental headwinds
Deliberate rental fleet reductions and weak material‑handling margins reduce recurring rental income and shrink episodic resale gains. Shrinking fleet and multi‑quarter EBITDA declines indicate cyclical end‑market sensitivity that could slow recovery and constrain return on invested capital.

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Alta Equipment Group Business Overview & Revenue Model

Company DescriptionAlta Equipment Group Inc. owns and operates integrated equipment dealership platforms in the United States. It operates in two segments, Material Handling and Construction Equipment. The company operates a branch network that sells, rents, and provides parts and service support for various categories of specialized equipment, including lift trucks and aerial work platforms, earthmoving equipment, cranes, paving and asphalt equipment, and other material handling and construction equipment. It also offers repair and maintenance services for its equipment. In addition, the company designs and builds warehouses; and provides automated equipment installation and system integration solutions. It serves diversified manufacturing, food and beverage, wholesale/retail, construction, automotive, municipal/government, and medical sectors. Alta Equipment Group Inc. was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Livonia, Michigan.
How the Company Makes MoneyAlta Equipment Group generates revenue through multiple key streams. The primary source comes from the sale and rental of heavy equipment and machinery, where the company offers both new and used equipment to meet customer needs. Additionally, Alta earns significant income from providing parts and maintenance services for the equipment it sells and rents. The company has established partnerships with major manufacturers, which not only enhances its product offerings but also strengthens its market position. Furthermore, Alta benefits from long-term rental agreements and service contracts, providing a steady cash flow. Overall, the combination of equipment sales, rentals, parts sales, and service contracts forms the backbone of Alta's revenue model.

Alta Equipment Group Earnings Call Summary

Earnings Call Date:Feb 26, 2026
(Q4-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:May 13, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call portrays cautious optimism. Management reported a record quarter for equipment sales, improved product support margins, meaningful free cash flow generation, inventory normalization, and a concrete plan to delever and re-focus the business. Several multi-quarter challenges remain — notably softer Material Handling markets, equipment margin compression (down ~100 bps), ongoing rental revenue declines (~10% YoY in Q4), and elevated net leverage (4.9x) — but the balance of commentary emphasized improving market indicators, strategic discipline, and a clear path to modest EBITDA improvement in 2026 (midpoint guidance of $180M) and longer-term targets for 2028. On balance, the positive operational and financial developments and an actionable plan to address the key weaknesses lead to a positive overall tone.
Q4-2025 Updates
Positive Updates
Record Quarter for Equipment Sales and Revenue Growth
Q4 revenue of $509,000,000, up $11,000,000 year over year; new and used equipment sales of ~$301,000,000 in Q4, up $13,800,000 versus Q4 2024 and up ~$90,000,000 sequentially from Q3 2025 — driven by improved capital investment conditions.
Strong Product Support Performance and Margin Expansion
Product support (parts & service) revenue remained stable year over year at $127,400,000 in Q4, while product support margins expanded by ~330 basis points to 46.1% in the quarter, reflecting pricing discipline and technician productivity.
Improved Cash Flow, Liquidity and Deleveraging
Generated ~$105,000,000 of free cash flow before rent-to-sell (and $103,100,000 after); exited the year with approximately $249,000,000 of total liquidity; net debt reduced by ~ $25,000,000 sequentially in Q4.
Adjusted EBITDA Stability and 2026 EBITDA Guidance Lift
Q4 adjusted EBITDA of $40,600,000 was essentially flat year over year, indicating earnings stability. Full-year 2025 adjusted EBITDA was $164,400,000 and management bridged to a 2026 midpoint adjusted EBITDA guidance of $180,000,000, reflecting expected modest recovery and operating leverage.
Inventory Normalization and Moderating Competitive Discounting
Management reports inventories are starting to normalize and competitive discounting is moderating, supporting expectations for modest equipment margin improvement and improved alignment between inventory and demand in 2026.
Master Distribution and Strategic Growth Platforms
Master Distribution delivered double-digit revenue growth in 2025; Ecoverse generated ~$67,000,000 in revenue in 2025. Management expects PeakLogix and Ecoverse to be scalable platforms with paths to $100,000,000+ businesses over time.
Rental Fleet Rationalization Driving Return on Capital
Company reduced total rental fleet gross book value by ~$38,000,000 during 2025, supporting improved returns on capital and cash generation used to reduce leverage; continued focus on fleet optimization and utilization targets.
Construction Segment Momentum and High-Spec Wins
Construction delivered $26,400,000 of adjusted EBITDA in Q4 (up modestly year over year). Notable commercial win: Michigan team sold the first two Volvo EC950F high-reach machines globally, underscoring strength in specialized, high-value equipment.
Negative Updates
Full-Year EBITDA and Equipment Margin Pressure
Full-year 2025 adjusted EBITDA of $164,400,000 was down modestly versus 2024. New and used equipment gross margins declined to 14.1%, down approximately 100 basis points year over year, reflecting tariff impacts, competitive discounting, and oversupply.
Material Handling Segment Weakness
Material Handling adjusted EBITDA in Q4 was $15,400,000, down $2,900,000 versus last year; equipment markets in Material Handling remained pressured and are expected to recover in a second-half-weighted fashion.
Rental Revenue and Ongoing Fleet Cleanup
Rental revenue declined ~$4,700,000 in Q4, or nearly 10% year over year, primarily due to deliberate rental fleet reductions. Management still expects to dispose of approximately $40,000,000 of additional fleet to reach target optimization (~70% complete).
Elevated Leverage Level
Exited the year at ~4.9x net leverage — an elevated level management is actively addressing with a path to get below 4.5x by year-end 2026; deleveraging remains a priority and constrains capital return initiatives (dividend suspended).
Year-over-Year EBITDA Decline Trend
Company has experienced six consecutive quarters of year-over-year EBITDA declines (though Q4 was flat year over year), indicating a multi-quarter downcycle that management expects to reverse gradually.
Tariff and Supply-Chain-Related Margin Pressure
Tariff impacts and supply chain timing created meaningful margin pressure throughout 2025 (notably in Master Distribution and equipment margins), and while recent legal clarity is constructive, much of the tariff-related cost has already been absorbed.
Q1 Seasonality and Weather Headwinds
Early onset of winter and severe seasonal weather create an acute Q1 impact, particularly on product support/field service activity and technician productivity, making Q1 results difficult and back-half weighted recovery more likely.
Profit Mix Shift Away from Episodic Rental Gains
Gains on rental equipment sales declined (~$11,000,000 impact in Construction), and management expects lower contribution from rental equipment sales going forward as the company prioritizes returns on capital over growth in the fleet.
Company Guidance
Alta guided to a 2026 adjusted EBITDA midpoint of $180.0M (up from $164.4M in 2025), driven by a modest, second‑half‑weighted recovery in new and used equipment volumes, modest equipment margin improvement (2025 new/used gross margins ~14.1%), renewed product‑support growth (Q4 parts & service revenue $127.4M, Q4 product‑support margin 46.1%), and continued rental rationalization (Q4 rental revenue down ~$4.7M; rental fleet gross book value reduced ~$38M in 2025 with roughly $40M more to exit); Alta finished 2025 with $1.84B revenue, Q4 revenue of ~$509M (Q4 equipment sales ~$301M), generated free cash flow of ~$105M before (and ~$103.1M after) rent‑to‑sell, exited with ~$249M liquidity and net leverage of 4.9x (net debt down ~$25M sequentially) and expects to be below 4.5x by year‑end 2026, while targeting longer‑term 2028 goals of >$200M high‑quality EBITDA, ~ $1.4B equipment sales, mid‑ to high‑single‑digit annual product‑support growth, and ~3.5x leverage.

Alta Equipment Group Financial Statement Overview

Summary
Strong multi-year revenue growth, but profitability deteriorated into 2024–2025 with net losses and negative EBITDA. Balance sheet risk is high with elevated leverage and equity turning negative in 2025, partly offset by improved 2025 free cash flow and positive operating cash flow.
Income Statement
38
Negative
Revenue scaled meaningfully from 2020 to 2025 (annual revenue growth was strong in most years, including ~60% in 2025), indicating continued top-line expansion. However, profitability is weak and volatile: net income swung from modest profits in 2022–2023 to sizable losses in 2024–2025, and net margins are negative in the last two years (about -3% to -4%). Gross margin has been fairly steady in the mid‑20% range, but operating profitability deteriorated into 2025, with EBITDA turning negative—suggesting cost pressure and/or heavy operating expenses are overwhelming the gross profit base.
Balance Sheet
22
Negative
Leverage is elevated and balance-sheet resilience has weakened. Total debt remains substantial, and the debt burden is very high relative to equity in recent years (debt-to-equity was already extremely high in 2024 and equity turned negative in 2025). The move to negative equity is a key risk signal, reducing financial flexibility and increasing refinancing sensitivity. Asset base is sizable, but the capital structure (high debt and thin/negative equity) is the primary concern.
Cash Flow
41
Neutral
Cash generation is mixed but shows some improvement versus earlier periods. Operating cash flow is positive in 2021–2025 (after being negative in 2020), and free cash flow turned positive in 2025 after several years of negative free cash flow. That said, free cash flow has been volatile (negative in 2021–2024, then positive in 2025 with a sharp growth swing), and operating cash flow remains relatively small compared with the company’s debt load (coverage is low in all shown periods). Overall, cash flow is improving but not yet consistently strong.
BreakdownDec 2025Dec 2024Dec 2023Dec 2022Mar 2022
Income Statement
Total Revenue1.84B1.88B1.88B1.57B1.21B
Gross Profit474.60M493.70M507.20M419.60M314.40M
EBITDA-19.20M159.50M192.10M154.40M102.60M
Net Income-80.30M-62.10M8.90M9.30M-20.80M
Balance Sheet
Total Assets1.34B1.48B1.57B1.29B982.60M
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments18.60M13.40M31.00M2.70M2.30M
Total Debt1.17B1.20B1.18B921.80M679.40M
Total Liabilities1.35B1.40B1.42B1.15B847.90M
Stockholders Equity-8.80M77.60M149.70M139.80M134.70M
Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow37.40M-13.50M-16.20M-58.20M-19.70M
Operating Cash Flow33.00M57.00M58.40M18.50M30.70M
Investing Cash Flow-22.70M-56.20M-117.40M-155.10M-113.40M
Financing Cash Flow-5.30M-17.90M87.30M136.90M83.80M

Alta Equipment Group Technical Analysis

Technical Analysis Sentiment
Neutral
Last Price6.65
Price Trends
50DMA
6.38
Positive
100DMA
5.88
Positive
200DMA
6.49
Positive
Market Momentum
MACD
0.11
Positive
RSI
47.72
Neutral
STOCH
35.31
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For ALTG, the sentiment is Neutral. The current price of 6.65 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 6.92, above the 50-day MA of 6.38, and above the 200-day MA of 6.49, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of 0.11 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 47.72 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 35.31 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Neutral sentiment for ALTG.

Alta Equipment Group Risk Analysis

Alta Equipment Group disclosed 33 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Alta Equipment Group reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks

Alta Equipment Group Peers Comparison

Overall Rating
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (63)
Financial Indicators
Name
Overall Rating
Market Cap
P/E Ratio
ROE
Dividend Yield
Revenue Growth
EPS Growth
70
Outperform
$2.59B12.9613.21%1.79%4.77%-35.44%
63
Neutral
$10.79B15.437.44%2.01%2.89%-14.66%
63
Neutral
$7.26B9.9213.23%1.37%9.67%96.43%
61
Neutral
$7.96B16.0316.36%1.75%1.68%9.91%
58
Neutral
$4.04B4,644.290.06%1.79%19.40%-120.47%
54
Neutral
$214.57M-3.18-160.65%4.88%-3.95%-47.70%
46
Neutral
$1.45B-63.17-3.00%7.39%34.57%
* Industrials Sector Average
Performance Comparison
Ticker
Company Name
Price
Change
% Change
ALTG
Alta Equipment Group
6.65
2.09
45.83%
AL
Air Lease
64.78
22.21
52.17%
HRI
Herc Holdings
121.16
-1.54
-1.25%
MGRC
Mcgrath Rentcorp
105.34
-2.77
-2.57%
R
Ryder System
201.79
57.03
39.39%
CTOS
Custom Truck One Source
6.38
1.63
34.32%

Alta Equipment Group Corporate Events

Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board Changes
Alta Equipment Group Reassigns Brubaker to COO Role
Neutral
Jan 7, 2026

On December 31, 2025, Alta Equipment Group Inc. appointed Craig Brubaker as Chief Operating Officer of its Material Handling segment, with the change effective immediately and ending his status as an executive officer and Section 16 officer of the company. Under the new agreement, Brubaker will receive a base salary, eligibility for a bonus, and certain severance benefits contingent on his compliance with the terms, signaling a shift in his role toward segment-level operational leadership rather than corporate executive governance, with implications for the company’s management structure and reporting obligations.

The most recent analyst rating on (ALTG) stock is a Hold with a $5.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Alta Equipment Group stock, see the ALTG Stock Forecast page.

Dividends
Alta Equipment Group Declares Quarterly Preferred Stock Dividend
Positive
Jan 5, 2026

On January 5, 2026, Alta Equipment Group Inc. announced that its board of directors approved a quarterly dividend of $625 per share on its 10% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, equivalent to $0.625 per outstanding depositary share representing a 1/1000th interest in a preferred share. The dividend will be paid on January 30, 2026, to shareholders of record as of January 15, 2026, underscoring the company’s ongoing commitment to returning capital to holders of its preferred securities and potentially reinforcing investor confidence in the stability of its cash flows from its extensive equipment dealership operations.

The most recent analyst rating on (ALTG) stock is a Hold with a $5.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Alta Equipment Group stock, see the ALTG Stock Forecast page.

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This AI Analyst Stock Report is automatically generated by our AI systems using advanced algorithms and publicly available financial, technical, and market data. While the information provided aims to be accurate and insightful, it is intended for informational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice. Any content created by an AI (Artificial Intelligence) system may contain inaccuracies and/or contain errors. Investing in stocks carries inherent risks, and past performance is not indicative of future results. This report does not account for your personal financial circumstances, objectives, or risk tolerance. Always conduct your own research or consult with a qualified financial advisor before making investment decisions. The analysis and recommendations provided are based on historical and current data and may not fully reflect future market conditions or unexpected developments. Neither the creators of this report nor its affiliated entities guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of the information presented. Use this report at your own discretion and risk.Date of analysis: Mar 03, 2026