Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday

Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) will likely be issuing its Q1 2026 results before the market opens on Tuesday, October 28th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $2.47 per share and revenue of $1.1880 billion for the quarter. Applied Industrial Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 10.000-10.75 EPS.Investors can check the company’s upcoming Q1 2026 earningsummary page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM ET.

Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 14th. The industrial products company reported $2.80 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.60 by $0.20. The business had revenue of $1.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.18 billion. Applied Industrial Technologies had a return on equity of 21.78% and a net margin of 8.61%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.64 EPS. On average, analysts expect Applied Industrial Technologies to post $10 EPS for the current fiscal year and $11 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Applied Industrial Technologies Price Performance

Applied Industrial Technologies stock opened at $260.07 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $259.74 and its 200 day moving average is $246.97. Applied Industrial Technologies has a 52-week low of $199.96 and a 52-week high of $282.98. The company has a quick ratio of 2.36, a current ratio of 3.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31. The company has a market cap of $9.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.70, a PEG ratio of 2.75 and a beta of 0.96.

Insider Transactions at Applied Industrial Technologies

In related news, VP Kurt W. Loring sold 8,523 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $267.06, for a total value of $2,276,152.38. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 19,273 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,147,047.38. The trade was a 30.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, VP Jason W. Vasquez sold 7,466 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $260.08, for a total value of $1,941,757.28. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 14,491 shares in the company, valued at $3,768,819.28. This trade represents a 34.00% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 42,660 shares of company stock worth $11,217,980. 1.60% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Applied Industrial Technologies

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new position in shares of Applied Industrial Technologies during the second quarter worth approximately $72,000. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main bought a new stake in Applied Industrial Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at about $81,000. M&T Bank Corp purchased a new position in Applied Industrial Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at about $217,000. State of Wyoming bought a new stake in Applied Industrial Technologies during the second quarter valued at approximately $286,000. Finally, Vident Advisory LLC lifted its stake in shares of Applied Industrial Technologies by 21.7% in the 2nd quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 1,292 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $300,000 after acquiring an additional 230 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.52% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have weighed in on AIT shares. Oppenheimer raised their target price on shares of Applied Industrial Technologies from $290.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 15th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Applied Industrial Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, July 26th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on shares of Applied Industrial Technologies from $265.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 15th. Bank of America upped their price target on Applied Industrial Technologies from $275.00 to $290.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Applied Industrial Technologies in a research report on Friday. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Applied Industrial Technologies has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $285.00.

About 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 in two segments, Service Center Based Distribution, and Engineered Solutions. 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.