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AIT Stock Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

STRONG BUY US · NYSE
$324.68 +2.42% Prices as of close 2026-10-26

Industrial distribution benefits from automation, reshoring, and operating leverage as manufacturing activity improves.

Future value: $398.33 (+22.68%) · 6-12 months · analyst consensus

Signal breakdown

  • ▸Mizuho maintained Outperform with a high $390 target.
  • ▾Below 50-day MA (-2.05%)
  • ▸Above 200-day MA — long-term uptrend
  • ▸Volume 1.56× average — accumulation
  • ▸~23% upside to price target

Is AIT a buy right now?

Trend: AIT is trading below the 50-day average (-2.12%), RSI 45 — neutral momentum, with a 3-month return of -6.78%.

Valuation & quality: Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. trades on a trailing P/E of 29.6, forward P/E 24.6, PEG 2.64, price-to-book 6.59; fundamentals show net margin 8.3%, return on equity 22.4%, revenue growth 10.4% year on year.

Analyst consensus: 6 analysts have a mean 12-month price target of $398.33 (+22.7% vs the last close; range $390.00 – $420.00), consensus rating “strong buy”.

Income: trailing dividend yield 0.64%.

Our screen: STRONG BUY (score 4) — Industrial distribution benefits from automation, reshoring, and operating leverage as manufacturing activity improves.

Computed from end-of-day data; not personal advice.

12-month price chart

361.9 253.8 FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct
Daily close, 2026-02-09 → 2026-10-26 (USD). Range 253.8 – 361.9.

Monthly returns

Mar 26Apr 26May 26Jun 26Jul 26Aug 26Sep 26Oct 26
-6.10%+15.20%-0.60%+11.30%+2.10%-6.10%+2.60%-2.40%

Fundamentals

Market cap
$11.92B
P/E (ttm)
29.6
Forward P/E
24.6
EPS (ttm)
$10.95
Price / book
6.59
PEG
2.64
Beta
0.85
Net margin
8.3%
ROE
22.4%
Revenue growth
10.4%
Earnings growth
13.4%
Revenue (ttm)
$4.97B
Free cash flow
$362.8M
Debt / equity
26%
Dividend yield
0.64%
52-wk range
$238.72 – $374.80
Volume
117,245
Avg volume (3m)
269,312

Analyst price target

Mean target
$398.33
Low
$390.00
High
$420.00
Analysts
6
Consensus
STRONG BUY

Technical signals

RSI (14)
45.4
vs 50-day MA
-2.12%
1-mo return
-2.69%
3-mo return
-6.78%
Volume z-score
-0.11

About Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. distributes industrial motion, fluid power, flow control, automation technologies, and related maintenance supplies in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and Costa Rica. It operates in two segments, Service Center and Engineered Solutions.

Sector: Industrials · Industry: Industrial Distribution · United States · 6,900 employees · Website

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