Needham raised the firm’s price target on Alight to $13 from $12 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. The company’s transaction to sell its professional services and HCM/payroll outsourcing businesses to HIG Capital for $1B in cash is positive as it will reduce leverage, improve margins, and simplify the stock’s investment story, the analyst tells investors in a research note.
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