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Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT)
NYSE:AIT
AIT Stock Chart & Stats
$270.02
-$1.06(-0.43%)
At close: 4:00 PM EST
$270.02
-$1.06(-0.43%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range$199.96 - $286.66
Previous CloseN/A
Volume81.32K
Average Volume (3M)278.31K
Market Cap
$9.71B
Enterprise Value$10.35B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$405.99M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$572.30M
Price to Earnings (P/E)24.8
Beta1.15
Next Earnings
Apr 23, 2026EPS Estimate
2.65Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend Yield0.7%
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)2.54
Shares Outstanding37,302,440
10 Day Avg. Volume405,461
30 Day Avg. Volume278,309
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio8.07
Price to Book (P/B)4.83
Price to Sales (P/S)1.95
P/FCF Ratio19.13
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.07
Enterprise Value/Revenue2.18
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit7.25
Enterprise Value/Ebitda17.00
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$301.67Price Target Upside11.72% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering3
EPS Forecast (FY)10.69
Revenue Forecast (FY)$4.87B
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Market DemandThe company's underlying demand backdrop is stable to showing slight improvement and moving in the right direction.
Mergers And AcquisitionsAnalyst's recommendation to buy reflects confidence in a turn in the cycle and potential benefits from mergers and acquisitions.
Pricing StrategyPricing appears to be an upside lever for the rest of the year, which could benefit the company's financial performance.
Bears Say
Margins GuidanceMargins were guided below expectations due to supplier rebates not expected to repeat and headwinds like LIFO and modest SG&A dilution.
Applied Industrial Technologies News
AIT FAQ
What was Applied Industrial Technologies’s price range in the past 12 months?
Applied Industrial Technologies lowest stock price was $199.96 and its highest was $286.66 in the past 12 months.
What is Applied Industrial Technologies’s market cap?
Applied Industrial Technologies’s market cap is $9.71B.
When is Applied Industrial Technologies’s upcoming earnings report date?
Applied Industrial Technologies’s upcoming earnings report date is Apr 23, 2026 which is in 78 days.
How were Applied Industrial Technologies’s earnings last quarter?
Applied Industrial Technologies released its earnings results on Jan 27, 2026. The company reported $2.54 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.495 by $0.045.
Is Applied Industrial Technologies overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Applied Industrial Technologies’s price is currently Undervalued.
Does Applied Industrial Technologies pay dividends?
Applied Industrial Technologies pays a Quarterly dividend of $0.46 which represents an annual dividend yield of 0.7%. See more information on Applied Industrial Technologies dividends here
What is Applied Industrial Technologies’s EPS estimate?
Applied Industrial Technologies’s EPS estimate is 2.65.
How many shares outstanding does Applied Industrial Technologies have?
Applied Industrial Technologies has 37,302,440 shares outstanding.
What happened to Applied Industrial Technologies’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Applied Industrial Technologies reported an EPS of $2.54 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of $2.495. Following the earnings report the stock price went down -6.82%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Applied Industrial Technologies?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in AIT
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
Smart Score combines eight research factors - such as analyst recommendations, hedge fund trends, and technical indicators - to measure a stock’s outlook. These signals are unified into a single score that reflects bullish or bearish momentum. See detailed methodology
Applied Industrial Technologies Stock Smart Score
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Analyst Consensus
Strong Buy
Average Price Target:
$301.67 (11.72% Upside)
$301.67 (11.72% Upside)
Blogger Sentiment
Bullish
AIT Sentiment 100%
Sector Average 68%
Sector Average 68%
Hedge Fund Trend
Decreased
By 48.9K Shares
Last Quarter.
Last Quarter.
Crowd Wisdom
Very Negative
Last 7 Days ▼ 1.7%
Last 30 Days ▼ 4.2%
Last 30 Days ▼ 4.2%
News Sentiment
Very Bullish
Bullish news 100%
Bearish news 0%
Bearish news 0%
Technicals
SMA
Positive
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
-0.49%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
22.02%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
3.77%
Trailing 12-Months
Company Description
Applied Industrial Technologies
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. distributes industrial motion, power, control, and automation technology solutions in North America, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore. It operates through two segments, Service Center Based Distribution, and Fluid Power & Flow Control. The company distributes bearings, power transmission products, engineered fluid power components and systems, specialty flow control solutions, advanced automation products, industrial rubber products, linear motion components, automation solutions, tools, safety products, oilfield supplies, and other industrial and maintenance supplies; and motors, belting, drives, couplings, pumps, hydraulic and pneumatic components, filtration supplies, valves, fittings, process instrumentation, actuators, and hoses, filtration supplies, as well as other related supplies for general operational needs of customers' machinery and equipment. It also operates fabricated rubber shops and service field crews that install, modify, and repair conveyor belts and rubber linings, as well as offer hose assemblies. In addition, the company provides equipment repair and technical support services. It distributes industrial products through a network of service centers. The company serves various industries, including agriculture and food processing, cement, chemicals and petrochemicals, fabricated metals, forest products, industrial machinery and equipment, life sciences, mining, oil and gas, primary metals, technology, transportation, and utilities, as well as government entities. The company was formerly known as Bearings, Inc. and changed its to name to Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. in 1997. The company was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.
AIT Company Deck
AIT Earnings Call
Q2 2026
0:00 / 0:00
Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
The call presented multiple constructive operational and financial signals: solid consolidated sales growth (8.4%), improving order trends (engineered solutions orders +10% and automation orders +20%), strong cash generation, successful integration of Hydrodyne, continued buybacks and dividend increases, and encouraging early fiscal Q3 organic growth. Headwinds were concentrated in higher-than-expected LIFO expense that materially pressured reported margins, a seasonally weak December, mixed performance across certain end markets and some segment-level organic weakness (engineered solutions organic ~0.5%). Management characterized many negatives as timing or mix-related and articulated confidence in margin recovery and mid/high‑teen incremental EBITDA targets at mid-single-digit organic growth. Balancing the broad set of operational positives and strategic actions against the notable LIFO-driven margin drag and a few soft end markets, the highlights substantially outweigh the lowlights.View all AIT earnings summariesAIT Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
$301.67
▲(11.72% Upside)
Technical Analysis
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Ownership Overview
1.00% Insiders
35.48% Mutual Funds
1.34% Other Institutional Investors
39.94% Public Companies and
Individual Investors