Applied Industrial Technologies Inc (AIT) stock score and earnings-call analysis

Applied Industrial Technologies Inc (AIT) has a MarketKingdoms composite score of 69.1 (B), an B-range rating. It ranks 398th of 1,866 covered companies, 66th of 233 in Industrials (sector average 64.0) and 5th of 20 in Industrial Distribution. Scores as of 2026-10-26.

Its strongest lenses are Stock selection at 82 (Industrials average 78) and Catalyst watch at 78 (Industrials average 73). Its weakest lenses are Expansion (growth) at 38 (sector average 52) and Price (valuation) at 49 (sector average 50).

Lens scores

AIT lens scores (0–100) against its sector and industry
LensTypeAITIndustrials averageIndustrial Distribution averagePercentile in sector
Industry opportunityResearch signal76797631st
Stock selectionResearch signal82787964th
KPI momentumResearch signal76777642nd
Catalyst watchResearch signal78737180th
Price (valuation)Fundamental lens49505449th
Expansion (growth)Fundamental lens38524329th
Quality (profitability)Fundamental lens67484876th
Trend (momentum)Fundamental lens74506482nd

Latest earnings call

The most recent call analysed was held on 2026-08-13 (fiscal 2026 Q4). MarketKingdoms checks what management promised on each call against what it later delivered.

Valuation and risk

The stock's valuation gap is -10.3%: its price is below the path its market, sector and industry moves explain (undervalued versus the model path). Factor sensitivity: market beta 0.75, sector beta 0.59, industry beta 0.21; the factor model explains 38% of its moves (R²).

Industrial Distribution peers

CompanyCompositeGradeValuation gap
Global Industrial Co (GIC)71.8B+-0.2%
DXP Enterprises Inc (DXPE)71.4B+-40.8%
MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc (MSM)70.5B+-8.9%
3M Company (MMM)69.7B-17.4%
Wesco International Inc (WCC)68.6B-5.6%
W.W. Grainger Inc (GWW)68.1B+3.1%
Fastenal Co (FAST)68.0B+2.2%
Bluelinx Hldgs Inc (BXC)67.6B-3.0%

Near AIT in the overall ranking

Applied Industrial Technologies Inc financial statements · Industrials sector ranking · Industrial Distribution industry ranking · All covered companies

How MarketKingdoms scores companies

The composite score (0–100, graded A+ to D-) blends research signals from each earnings call with fundamental lenses from SEC filings and market prices. Research signals: Industry opportunity, Stock selection, KPI momentum and Catalyst watch, read from what management said and whether it delivered. Fundamental lenses: Price (valuation), Expansion (growth), Quality (profitability) and Trend (momentum). Scores are recalculated every night and after every earnings call. The valuation gap compares the actual price path with the path the stock's market, sector and industry moves explain; it is a model comparison, not a fair-value estimate.

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