What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for AIT Q2 Earnings?

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:AIT) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Applied Industrial Technologies in a report issued on Monday, January 13th. Zacks Research analyst S. Roy now expects that the industrial products company will earn $2.20 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $2.19. 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’ FY2025 earnings at $9.75 EPS and Q1 2026 earnings at $2.45 EPS.

Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The industrial products company reported $2.36 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.08 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.39 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up .3% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on the company. Loop Capital increased their price target on Applied Industrial Technologies from $230.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, October 28th. KeyCorp raised their target price on Applied Industrial Technologies from $275.00 to $325.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Robert W. Baird raised their target price 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. Raymond James lifted their price objective on Applied Industrial Technologies from $225.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. Finally, Mizuho assumed coverage on Applied Industrial Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, October 22nd. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $285.00 target price for the company. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $285.71.

Applied Industrial Technologies Trading Down 0.1 %

NYSE:AIT opened at $253.08 on Wednesday. Applied Industrial Technologies has a 52 week low of $166.37 and a 52 week high of $282.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a quick ratio of 2.74 and a current ratio of 3.78. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $259.84 and its 200 day moving average price is $228.23. The company has a market capitalization of $9.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.82, a P/E/G ratio of 3.71 and a beta of 1.08.

Applied Industrial Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 15th were issued a dividend of $0.37 per share. This represents a $1.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.58%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 15th. Applied Industrial Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 15.10%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, VP Warren E. Hoffner III sold 4,000 shares of Applied Industrial Technologies stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $281.64, for a total transaction of $1,126,560.00. Following the transaction, the vice president now owns 55,709 shares in the company, valued at $15,689,882.76. The trade was a 6.70 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Mary Dean Hall sold 2,200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $275.08, for a total value of $605,176.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 3,462 shares in the company, valued at $952,326.96. The trade was a 38.86 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 1.67% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Applied Industrial Technologies

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of AIT. Private Advisor Group LLC increased its position in shares of Applied Industrial Technologies by 9.6% during the 2nd quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 2,718 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $527,000 after purchasing an additional 237 shares during the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new position in Applied Industrial Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at $26,000. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale grew its holdings in Applied Industrial Technologies by 198.0% in the 2nd quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 18,866 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $3,599,000 after buying an additional 12,535 shares in the last quarter. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Applied Industrial Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at $268,000. Finally, Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Applied Industrial Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at $242,000. Institutional investors own 93.52% of the company’s stock.

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.