Why is AIT up?
Up 6% from Nov 5 to Nov 10.
- Applied Industrial Technologies rose 6% from Nov 5 to Nov 10. 5 points of it came on Nov 9.
AIT's Quality Score rose 1 point on Tue, Nov 10, to 7. Trading was quieter than usual (2 chart checks started).
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Up 6% from Nov 5 to Nov 10.
| The company | Profit up 6% to $424M |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Oct 27 |
Fri Nov 13: Ex-dividend, $0.51 a shareAt the open. Pays Nov 30.
After its last 4 reports it closed -1.0% on average, higher 3 of 4 times.
Averagefor quality, not price, 4 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
AIT is #188 of 457 by Quality Score.
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Expected to report Tue Jan 26, before the open (in 77 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
Sales of $1.3B, 8% more than a year ago; a profit of $2.97 a share, from $2.63.
| Line | Q1 FY27 | Q1 FY26 |
|---|---|---|
| Service Center Based Distribution | $815M | $782M |
Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Oct 27)
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| EPS | $11.70 to $12.20 |
Sales grew 8.9% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2021 to 2026.
Pays $2.04 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2026 | -0.2% | +0.5% | +2.5% |
| Aug 13, 2026 | +0.6% | +1.2% | -4.8% |
| Apr 28, 2026 | +0.5% | +1.1% | +2.0% |
Sales grew in five of the last seven years, to $5B in 2026. It made a profit in each of the eight years.
RSI 42.9, MACD below signal, below both averages. Not scored.
3 insiders sold $2.6M across 3 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: AIT is under 0.1% of VIG, under 0.1% of VTI, and under 0.1% of DGRO, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Jul 31, 2026.
Applied Industrial Technologies Inc value-added distributor and technical solutions provider of industrial motion, fluid power, flow control, automation technologies and related maintenance supplies. It focus on industrial bearings, power transmission products, fluid power components and systems, specialty flow control, and factory automation solutions, as well as general maintenance products. Its customers use its products and services for both Maintenance, Repair, and Operations, Original Equipment Manufacturing, and new system install applications across a variety of end markets mainly in North America, as well as Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore. It segments are Service Center and Engineered Solutions. Majority of revenue is from Service Center. Majority of sales is from USA.
AIT scores 7 today, which Breakaway calls Average. It is #188 of 457 in Industrials by Quality Score, with 4 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 6% from Nov 5 to Nov 10. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
AIT scores 7 today, which Breakaway calls Average (6 to 10). That is #188 of 457 in Industrials by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind AIT's 7.
3 insiders sold $2.6M across 3 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is Peter C. Wallace, Director, who sold $648K on Aug 26. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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