Applied Industrial Technologies Inc’s filing revealed that its VP-Chief HR Officer Loring Kurt W. unloaded Company’s shares for reported $2.28 million on Aug 22 ’25. In the deal valued at $267.06 per share,8,523 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Loring Kurt W. now holds 19,273 shares worth roughly $5.08 million.
Then, Loring Kurt W. bought 8,523 shares, generating $2,276,171 in total proceeds.
Before that, Vasquez Jason W sold 7,466 shares. Applied Industrial Technologies Inc shares valued at $1,941,764 were divested by the VP-Sales & Marketing-USSC at a price of $260.08 per share. As a result of the transaction, Vasquez Jason W now holds 14,491 shares, worth roughly $3.82 million.
Raymond James downgraded its Applied Industrial Technologies Inc [AIT] rating to a Mkt perform from a an Outperform in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including BofA Securities’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in late November from “a Neutral” to “a Buy”. Mizuho began covering AIT with “an Outperform” recommendation on October 22, 2024. BofA Securities started covering the stock on October 07, 2024. It rated AIT as “a Neutral”.
Price Performance Review of AIT
On Friday, Applied Industrial Technologies Inc [NYSE:AIT] saw its stock fall -1.08% to $263.58. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -1.32%. Applied Industrial Technologies Inc shares have risen nearly 28.92% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 10.07% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $282.98 was reached on 08/14/25, a 52-week low of $191.31 was recorded on 04/07/25.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For AIT Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 260.85, which if violated will result in even more drops to 258.12. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 268.03. A further resistance level may holdings at 272.48.
How much short interest is there in Applied Industrial Technologies Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Applied Industrial Technologies Inc stocks on 2025-08-15, growing by 0.14 million shares to a total of 0.8 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-07-15 was 0.66 million shares. There was a rise of 17.01%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on September 04, 2024 when Raymond James began covering the stock and recommended ‘”an Outperform”‘ rating along with a $225 price target.