What is Zacks Research's Forecast for AIT Q3 Earnings?

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:AIT - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Applied Industrial Technologies in a report released on Monday, December 9th. Zacks Research analyst S. Roy now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $2.48 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.49. The consensus estimate for Applied Industrial Technologies' current full-year earnings is $9.76 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Applied Industrial Technologies' Q4 2025 earnings at $2.71 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.44 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.55 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $10.55 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $2.67 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the company. Raymond James raised their price objective on Applied Industrial Technologies from $225.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Bank of America raised Applied Industrial Technologies from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their target price for the company from $285.00 to $315.00 in a research report on Tuesday, November 26th. Oppenheimer lifted their target price on Applied Industrial Technologies from $260.00 to $305.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, November 14th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on Applied Industrial Technologies from $210.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded Applied Industrial Technologies from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $285.71.

Applied Industrial Technologies Trading Up 0.1 %

AIT stock traded up $0.14 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $270.64. The company's stock had a trading volume of 254,637 shares, compared to its average volume of 283,985. The company has a current ratio of 3.78, a quick ratio of 2.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. Applied Industrial Technologies has a 12 month low of $163.50 and a 12 month high of $282.98. The business's 50 day moving average price is $250.36 and its 200 day moving average price is $217.78. The company has a market cap of $10.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.76 and a beta of 1.05.

Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 24th. The industrial products company reported $2.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.25 by $0.11. Applied Industrial Technologies had a return on equity of 22.68% and a net margin of 8.57%. The company had revenue of $1.10 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.08 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.39 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up .3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in AIT. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new position in shares of Applied Industrial Technologies in the second quarter worth $26,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC bought a new stake in Applied Industrial Technologies during the third quarter valued at about $34,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Applied Industrial Technologies by 106.0% during the third quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 171 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 88 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. grew its holdings in Applied Industrial Technologies by 68.1% during the third quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 190 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 77 shares during the period. Finally, Quarry LP purchased a new position in shares of Applied Industrial Technologies in the second quarter valued at about $39,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.52% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Mary Dean Hall sold 2,200 shares of Applied Industrial Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $275.08, for a total value of $605,176.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 3,462 shares in the company, valued at approximately $952,326.96. This trade represents a 38.86 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, VP Warren E. Hoffner III sold 4,000 shares of Applied Industrial Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $281.64, for a total value of $1,126,560.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 55,709 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,689,882.76. This represents a 6.70 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.67% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Applied Industrial Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 29th. Investors of record on Friday, November 15th were given a dividend of $0.37 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 15th. This represents a $1.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.55%. Applied Industrial Technologies's payout ratio is 15.10%.

Applied Industrial Technologies Company Profile

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.