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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Albany International Corporation stock logo
AIN
Albany International
$70.41
-0.5%
$67.58
$57.71
$95.47
$2.14B1.31227,894 shs246,778 shs
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. stock logo
AIT
Applied Industrial Technologies
$247.68
+1.4%
$230.32
$182.21
$282.98
$9.30B0.91346,977 shs433,492 shs
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. stock logo
FELE
Franklin Electric
$91.98
+0.7%
$87.79
$78.87
$111.94
$4.16B1.07223,734 shs171,102 shs
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
$219.33
+0.7%
$198.84
$161.11
$222.52
$12.15B1.2323,753 shs540,942 shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Albany International Corporation stock logo
AIN
Albany International
-1.99%+0.84%+5.59%+18.39%-14.13%
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. stock logo
AIT
Applied Industrial Technologies
-0.56%+4.93%+5.25%+18.78%+28.86%
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. stock logo
FELE
Franklin Electric
-1.71%+1.77%+5.54%+8.46%-3.80%
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
+0.74%+5.01%+8.08%+30.22%+17.86%
CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Albany International Corporation stock logo
AIN
Albany International
3.6584 of 5 stars
2.34.03.30.02.71.71.9
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. stock logo
AIT
Applied Industrial Technologies
4.5551 of 5 stars
2.54.03.31.43.51.71.9
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. stock logo
FELE
Franklin Electric
4.3879 of 5 stars
1.03.04.23.03.22.52.5
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
3.3193 of 5 stars
1.23.04.20.62.31.71.3
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Albany International Corporation stock logo
AIN
Albany International
2.60
Moderate Buy$79.0012.20% Upside
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. stock logo
AIT
Applied Industrial Technologies
3.00
Buy$285.0015.07% Upside
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. stock logo
FELE
Franklin Electric
2.00
Hold$94.002.20% Upside
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
2.40
Hold$206.40-5.90% Downside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest AIN, FELE, LECO, and AIT Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
6/2/2025
Albany International Corporation stock logo
AIN
Albany International
Bank of America
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Lower Price TargetUnderperform ➝ Underperform$75.00 ➝ $65.00
5/16/2025
Albany International Corporation stock logo
AIN
Albany International
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$65.00 ➝ $77.00
5/6/2025
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
Morgan Stanley
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Boost Price TargetUnderweight ➝ Underweight$179.00 ➝ $180.00
5/2/2025
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. stock logo
AIT
Applied Industrial Technologies
Raymond James Financial
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$265.00 ➝ $250.00
5/1/2025
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
Stifel Nicolaus
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Boost Price TargetHold ➝ Hold$178.00 ➝ $180.00
5/1/2025
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
KeyCorp
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Lower Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$245.00 ➝ $225.00
5/1/2025
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
Robert W. Baird
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Lower Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$242.00 ➝ $212.00
4/30/2025
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. stock logo
FELE
Franklin Electric
Robert W. Baird
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Lower Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$111.00 ➝ $94.00
4/17/2025
Albany International Corporation stock logo
AIN
Albany International
Truist Financial
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$88.00 ➝ $80.00
4/17/2025
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. stock logo
AIT
Applied Industrial Technologies
Loop Capital
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$320.00 ➝ $290.00
4/16/2025
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
Morgan Stanley
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Lower Price TargetUnderweight ➝ Underweight$187.00 ➝ $179.00
(Data available from 7/8/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Albany International Corporation stock logo
AIN
Albany International
$1.23B1.73$6.05 per share11.64$30.54 per share2.31
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. stock logo
AIT
Applied Industrial Technologies
$4.48B2.11$11.53 per share21.49$43.75 per share5.66
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. stock logo
FELE
Franklin Electric
$2.02B2.08$5.21 per share17.65$27.77 per share3.31
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
$4.01B3.05$11.06 per share19.83$23.52 per share9.33
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Albany International Corporation stock logo
AIN
Albany International
$87.62M$2.4828.3918.581.636.44%9.79%5.47%8/5/2025 (Estimated)
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. stock logo
AIT
Applied Industrial Technologies
$385.76M$9.9624.8723.002.978.64%22.01%12.83%8/13/2025 (Estimated)
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. stock logo
FELE
Franklin Electric
$180.31M$3.8224.0819.781.858.85%14.08%9.72%7/22/2025 (Estimated)
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
$466.11M$8.1127.0421.761.6011.44%39.44%14.75%7/30/2025 (Estimated)

Latest AIN, FELE, LECO, and AIT Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
8/5/2025Q2 2025
Albany International Corporation stock logo
AIN
Albany International
$0.74N/AN/AN/A$306.06 millionN/A
7/30/2025Q2 2025
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
$2.31N/AN/AN/A$1.04 billionN/A
7/22/2025Q2 2025
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. stock logo
FELE
Franklin Electric
$1.28N/AN/AN/A$566.61 millionN/A
5/1/2025Q3 2025
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. stock logo
AIT
Applied Industrial Technologies
$2.40$2.57+$0.17$2.57$1.17 billion$1.17 billion
4/30/2025Q1 2025
Albany International Corporation stock logo
AIN
Albany International
$0.58$0.73+$0.15$0.56$300.74 million$288.77 million
4/30/2025Q1 2025
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
$2.22$2.16-$0.06$2.10$974.39 million$365.45 million
4/29/2025Q1 2025
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. stock logo
FELE
Franklin Electric
$0.73$0.67-$0.06$0.67$471.21 million$455.25 million
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Albany International Corporation stock logo
AIN
Albany International
$1.081.53%N/A43.55%7 Years
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. stock logo
AIT
Applied Industrial Technologies
$1.840.74%N/A18.47%16 Years
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. stock logo
FELE
Franklin Electric
$1.061.15%N/A27.75%33 Years
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
$3.001.37%N/A36.99%30 Years

Latest AIN, FELE, LECO, and AIT Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
6/25/2025
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. stock logo
AIT
Applied Industrial Technologies
quarterly$0.460.78%8/15/20258/15/20258/29/2025
4/23/2025
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
quarterly$0.751.6%6/30/20256/30/20257/15/2025
5/16/2025
Albany International Corporation stock logo
AIN
Albany International
quarterly$0.271.56%6/6/20256/6/20257/8/2025
5/1/2025
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. stock logo
AIT
Applied Industrial Technologies
quarterly$0.460.76%5/15/20255/15/20255/30/2025
5/8/2025
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. stock logo
FELE
Franklin Electric
quarterly$0.26501.19%5/8/20255/8/20255/22/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Albany International Corporation stock logo
AIN
Albany International
0.46
3.70
2.92
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. stock logo
AIT
Applied Industrial Technologies
0.31
3.57
2.51
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. stock logo
FELE
Franklin Electric
0.01
1.98
0.82
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
0.86
1.78
1.19

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Albany International Corporation stock logo
AIN
Albany International
97.37%
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. stock logo
AIT
Applied Industrial Technologies
93.52%
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. stock logo
FELE
Franklin Electric
79.98%
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
79.61%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Albany International Corporation stock logo
AIN
Albany International
5,40030.20 million29.97 millionOptionable
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. stock logo
AIT
Applied Industrial Technologies
6,50038.08 million37.45 millionOptionable
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. stock logo
FELE
Franklin Electric
6,30045.60 million44.36 millionOptionable
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
12,00055.83 million54.48 millionOptionable

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Albany International stock logo

Albany International NYSE:AIN

$70.41 -0.38 (-0.54%)
Closing price 03:58 PM Eastern
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$70.32 -0.08 (-0.12%)
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Albany International Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the machine clothing and engineered composites businesses. The company operates in two segments, Machine Clothing (MC) and Albany Engineered Composites (AEC). The MC segment designs, manufactures, and markets paper machine clothing for use in the manufacturing of papers, paperboards, tissues, towels, pulps, nonwovens, building products, tannery, and textiles, as well as fiber cement and several other industrial applications. This segment offers paper machine clothing forming, pressing, and drying fabrics, as well as engineered processing belts; and engineered fabrics. The AEC segment 3D-woven and injected composite components for aircraft engines composite airframe and engine components for military and commercial aircraft. It operates in the United States, Switzerland, France, Brazil, China, Mexico, Germany, and internationally. The company was incorporated in 1895 and is headquartered in Rochester, New Hampshire.

Applied Industrial Technologies stock logo

Applied Industrial Technologies NYSE:AIT

$247.68 +3.53 (+1.45%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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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. 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 technical support services; engages in the distribution of fluid power and industrial flow control products; advanced automation solutions, including machine vision, robotics, motion control, and smart technologies. 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.

Franklin Electric stock logo

Franklin Electric NASDAQ:FELE

$91.98 +0.65 (+0.71%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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Franklin Electric Co., Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and distributes water and fuel pumping systems worldwide. The company operates through Water Systems, Fueling Systems, and Distribution segments. The Water Systems segment offers submersible motors, drives, pumps, electronic controls, water treatment systems, monitoring devices, and related parts and equipment. Its motors and pumps are used principally for pumping clean water and wastewater in various residential, agricultural, municipal, and industrial applications; and manufactures electronic drives and controls that are used in motors for controlling functionality, as well as provides protection from various hazards, such as electrical surges, over-heating, and dry wells or tanks. The Fueling Systems segment provides pumps, pipes, sumps, fittings, vapor recovery components, electronic controls, monitoring devices, and related parts and equipment primarily for use in fueling system applications. This segment serves other energy markets, such as power reliability systems, as well as includes electronic devices for online monitoring of the power utility, hydroelectric, and telecommunication and data center infrastructure. The Distribution segment sells to and provides presale support and specifications to the installing contractors. It sells products produced by the Water Systems segment. The company sells its products to wholesale and retail distributors, specialty distributors, original equipment manufacturers, industrial and petroleum equipment distributors, and oil and utility companies through its employee sales force and independent manufacturing representatives. Franklin Electric Co., Inc. was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Lincoln Electric stock logo

Lincoln Electric NASDAQ:LECO

$219.33 +1.62 (+0.74%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells welding, cutting, and brazing products worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Americas Welding, International Welding, and The Harris Products Group. It offers brazing and soldering filler metals, arc welding equipment, plasma and oxyfuel cutting systems, wire feeding systems, fume control equipment, welding accessories, and specialty gas regulators, and education solutions, as well as a portfolio of automated solutions for joining, cutting, material handling, module assembly, and end of line testing, as well as involved in brazing and soldering alloys, and in the retail business in the United States. In addition, the company manufactures copper and aluminum headers, distributor assemblies, and manifolds for the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning sector in the United States and Mexico; provides specialty welding consumables, wear plates and maintenance and repair services for alloy and wear-resistant products used in mining, steel, agricultural, and industrial mill applications; and designs and manufactures robotic assembly and arc welding systems that automate the tacking and welding of steel beams. Further, the company serves general fabrication, oil and gas, power generation, process, automotive and transportation, and construction and infrastructure industries, as well as heavy fabrication, ship building, and maintenance and repair markets. It sells its products directly to users of welding products, as well as through industrial distributors, retailers, and agents. The company was founded in 1895 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.