Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup
Industrials · Industrial Distribution
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $302.64 — A.R:R is negative (-1.0) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Near 52-week high (4.6% away).
Applied Industrial Technologies is an industrial distributor of motion, power, control, and automation technologies with ~600 facilities primarily in North America, serving thousands of customers across manufacturing, energy, food, and other sectors. FY2025 revenue had 88% from... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $302.64 — A.R:R is negative (-1.0) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Near 52-week high (4.6% away). Chart setup: RSI 56 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 4.9/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 84d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent Developments — Applied Industrial Technologies
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- Oppenheimer Maintains Outperform on Applied Industrial Techs, Raises Price Target to $350 — benzinga Apr 29, 2026 positive
- Earnings Scheduled For April 28, 2026 — benzinga Apr 28, 2026 neutral
- Applied Industrial Techs Sees Q4 GAAP EPS $2.85-$2.96 vs $2.87 Est; Sees Sales $1.280B-$1.300B vs $1.280B Est. — benzinga Apr 28, 2026 positive
- Applied Industrial Techs Raises FY2026 GAAP EPS Guidance from $10.45-$10.75 to $10.64-$10.75 vs $10.67 Est; Raises FY202 — benzinga Apr 28, 2026 positive
- Applied Industrial Q3 EPS $2.65, Inline, Sales $1.251B Beat $1.225B Estimate. — benzinga Apr 28, 2026 positive
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $302.64 — A.R:R is negative (-1.0) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Near 52-week high (4.6% away). Chart setup: RSI 56 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $288.10. Score 4.9/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $310.25 (+2.5% upside). Prior stop was $288.10. Stop-loss: $288.10.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (4.6% away); Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7.
Applied Industrial Technologies trades at a P/E of 28.6 (forward 25.7). TrendMatrix value score: 4.4/10. Verdict: Sell.
12 analysts cover AIT with a consensus score of 4.1/5. Average price target: $330.
What does Applied Industrial Technologies do?Applied Industrial Technologies is an industrial distributor of motion, power, control, and automation technologies...
Applied Industrial Technologies is an industrial distributor of motion, power, control, and automation technologies with ~600 facilities primarily in North America, serving thousands of customers across manufacturing, energy, food, and other sectors. FY2025 revenue had 88% from U.S. operations; two segments: Service Center (66% of sales) and Engineered Solutions (34%).