Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. AIT
Composite 58/100; the shares have moved about 26% annualised. Names that move more contribute more risk for the same amount invested, and our composite reflects how strong the evidence for this one is right now.
Valuation ranks 30/100 — a moderate mark against it.
Balance-sheet strength ranks 83/100 — a strong point in its favour. Quality ranks 67/100 — a moderate point in its favour. Momentum ranks 64/100 — a moderate point in its favour.
Valuation ranks 30/100 — a moderate mark against it. Income ranks 39/100 — a slight mark against it. Growth ranks 48/100 — a slight mark against it.
What the company does Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) distributes industrial motion, power, control, and automation technology solutions across the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Asia-Pacific. Its segments—Service Center and Engineered Solutions—provide bearings, fluid power components, automation solutions, and engineered flow control products. These products serve off-highway mobile equipment, stationary industrial machines, and marine applications.
Key financials AIT shows strong profitability metrics: ROE 21.9%, ROA 10.8%, and ROCE 22.4%. Margins include gross 30.4%, operating 11.0%, and net 8.3%. Revenue grew 7.3% while EPS grew 3.1%. The balance sheet is healthy with a debt/equity ratio of 0.20 and interest coverage of 42.94.
Stock health Momentum is positive with 3m +11.17%, 6m +27.89%, and 12m +22.57%. The stock is -5.22% from its 52-week high and has an RSI(14) of 50.70. The Sideravia score of 57.5 reflects average quality but rich valuation and strong momentum.
Price vs fair value AIT trades at a PREMIUM of 45.20% versus our fair-value estimate of 183.24 and a discount of 7.52% versus the analyst 12-month target of 359.50. - Simply Wall St questions whether AIT’s premium valuation and cash flow reliance justify its price (Simply Wall St, 2026-07-27). - Simply Wall St asks if AIT is overvalued after a 305% run (Simply Wall St, 2026-07-26). - Recent earnings beats by peers like Flowserve and Stanley Black may support higher multiples for industrial distributors (Zacks, 2026-07-30/29).
Looking forward Forward P/E of 29.41 and PEG of 2.72 suggest valuation is rich relative to growth. Analysts’ 12-month target of 359.50 implies +8% upside from the current price. Focus remains on margin sustainability and execution in automation and engineered solutions.
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