Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) and Accelleron Industries (OTCMKTS:ACLLY) Financial Comparison

Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) and Accelleron Industries (OTCMKTS:ACLLY) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Applied Industrial Technologies and Accelleron Industries, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Applied Industrial Technologies	0	1	5	0	2.83
Accelleron Industries	0	0	0	0	0.00

Applied Industrial Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $313.67, indicating a potential downside of 0.58%. Given Applied Industrial Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Applied Industrial Technologies is more favorable than Accelleron Industries.

Profitability

This table compares Applied Industrial Technologies and Accelleron Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Applied Industrial Technologies	8.34%	21.64%	12.91%
Accelleron Industries	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk and Volatility

Applied Industrial Technologies has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Accelleron Industries has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Applied Industrial Technologies and Accelleron Industries”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Applied Industrial Technologies	$4.56 billion	2.56	$392.99 million	$10.59	29.79
Accelleron Industries	$1.26 billion	7.29	N/A	N/A	N/A

Applied Industrial Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Accelleron Industries.

Dividends

Applied Industrial Technologies pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Accelleron Industries pays an annual dividend of C$1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Applied Industrial Technologies pays out 19.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Applied Industrial Technologies has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

93.5% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Applied Industrial Technologies beats Accelleron Industries on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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. It also operates fabricated rubber shops and service field crews that install, modify, and repair conveyor belts and rubber linings, as well as offer hose assemblies. In addition, the company provides technical support services; engages in the distribution of fluid power and industrial flow control products; advanced automation solutions, including machine vision, robotics, motion control, and smart technologies. It distributes industrial products through a network of service centers. The company serves various industries, including agriculture and food processing, cement, chemicals and petrochemicals, fabricated metals, forest products, industrial machinery and equipment, life sciences, mining, oil and gas, primary metals, technology, transportation, and utilities, as well as government entities. The company was formerly known as Bearings, Inc. and changed its to name to Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. in 1997. The company was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.

About Accelleron Industries

Accelleron Industries AG develops, manufactures, sells, and services turbochargers and digital solutions worldwide. It provides solutions and services to marine, power, oil and gas, and rail industries. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is headquartered in Baden, Switzerland.