Applied Industrial Stock Forecast - Naive Prediction

AIT Stock  USD 260.80  4.59  1.73%   
The Naive Prediction forecasted value of Applied Industrial Technologies on the next trading day is expected to be 259.62 with a mean absolute deviation of 3.26 and the sum of the absolute errors of 201.99. Applied Stock Forecast is based on your current time horizon.
At this time the relative strength index (rsi) of Applied Industrial's share price is below 20 . This suggests that the stock is significantly oversold. The fundamental principle of the Relative Strength Index (RSI) is to quantify the velocity at which market participants are driving the price of a financial instrument upwards or downwards.

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The successful prediction of Applied Industrial's future price could yield a significant profit. We analyze noise-free headlines and recent hype associated with Applied Industrial Technologies, which may create opportunities for some arbitrage if properly timed. Below are the key fundamental drivers impacting Applied Industrial's stock price prediction:
Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.114
EPS Estimate Next Quarter
2.5638
EPS Estimate Current Year
10.6725
EPS Estimate Next Year
11.59
Wall Street Target Price
304.1667
Using Applied Industrial hype-based prediction, you can estimate the value of Applied Industrial Technologies from the perspective of Applied Industrial response to recently generated media hype and the effects of current headlines on its competitors. We also analyze overall investor sentiment towards Applied Industrial using Applied Industrial's stock options and short interest. It helps to benchmark the overall future attitude of investors towards Applied using crowd psychology based on the activity and movement of Applied Industrial's stock price.

Applied Industrial Short Interest

An investor who is long Applied Industrial may also wish to track short interest. As short interest increases, investors should be becoming more worried about Applied Industrial and may potentially protect profits, hedge Applied Industrial with its derivative instruments, or be ready for some potential downside.
200 Day MA
248.3476
Short Percent
0.0283
Short Ratio
3.49
Shares Short Prior Month
834.2 K
50 Day MA
257.1984

Applied Industrial Hype to Price Pattern

Investor biases related to Applied Industrial's public news can be used to forecast risks associated with an investment in Applied. The trend in average sentiment can be used to explain how an investor holding Applied can time the market purely based on public headlines and social activities around Applied Industrial Technologies. Please note that most equities that are difficult to arbitrage are affected by market sentiment the most.
Some investors profit by finding stocks that are overvalued or undervalued based on market sentiment. The correlation of Applied Industrial's market sentiment to its price can help taders to make decisions based on the overall investors consensus about Applied Industrial.

Applied Industrial Implied Volatility

    
  0.41  
Applied Industrial's implied volatility exposes the market's sentiment of Applied Industrial Technologies stock's possible movements over time. However, it does not forecast the overall direction of its price. In a nutshell, if Applied Industrial's implied volatility is high, the market thinks the stock has potential for high price swings in either direction. On the other hand, the low implied volatility suggests that Applied Industrial stock will not fluctuate a lot when Applied Industrial's options are near their expiration.
The Naive Prediction forecasted value of Applied Industrial Technologies on the next trading day is expected to be 259.62 with a mean absolute deviation of 3.26 and the sum of the absolute errors of 201.99.

Applied Industrial after-hype prediction price

    
  USD 260.46  
There is no one specific way to measure market sentiment using hype analysis or a similar predictive technique. This prediction method should be used in combination with more fundamental and traditional techniques such as stock price forecasting, technical analysis, analysts consensus, earnings estimates, and various momentum models.
Check out Historical Fundamental Analysis of Applied Industrial to cross-verify your projections.
At this time, Applied Industrial's Payables Turnover is comparatively stable compared to the past year. Receivables Turnover is likely to gain to 8.12 in 2026, whereas Inventory Turnover is likely to drop 4.90 in 2026. . Net Income Applicable To Common Shares is likely to gain to about 474.5 M in 2026, whereas Common Stock Shares Outstanding is likely to drop slightly above 33.2 M in 2026.

Open Interest Against 2026-02-20 Applied Option Contracts

Although open interest is a measure utilized in the options markets, it could be used to forecast Applied Industrial's spot prices because the number of available contracts in the market changes daily, and new contracts can be created or liquidated at will. Since open interest in Applied Industrial's options reflects these daily shifts, investors could use the patterns of these changes to develop long and short-term trading strategies for Applied Industrial stock based on available contracts left at the end of a trading day.
Please note that to derive more accurate forecasting about market movement from the current Applied Industrial's open interest, investors have to compare it to Applied Industrial's spot prices. As Ford's stock price increases, high open interest indicates that money is entering the market, and the market is strongly bullish. Conversely, if the price of Applied Industrial is decreasing and there is high open interest, that is a sign that the bearish trend will continue, and investors may react by taking short positions in Applied. So, decreasing or low open interest during a bull market indicates that investors are becoming uncertain of the depth of the bullish trend, and a reversal in sentiment will likely follow.

Applied Industrial Additional Predictive Modules

Most predictive techniques to examine Applied price help traders to determine how to time the market. We provide a combination of tools to recognize potential entry and exit points for Applied using various technical indicators. When you analyze Applied charts, please remember that the event formation may indicate an entry point for a short seller, and look at other indicators across different periods to confirm that a breakdown or reversion is likely to occur.
Forecasting cash, or other financial indicators, requires analysts to apply different statistical methods, techniques, and algorithms to find hidden patterns within the Applied Industrial's financial statements to predict how it will affect future prices.
 
Cash  
First Reported
1986-06-30
Previous Quarter
388.4 M
Current Value
418.7 M
Quarterly Volatility
107.4 M
 
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A naive forecasting model for Applied Industrial is a special case of the moving average forecasting where the number of periods used for smoothing is one. Therefore, the forecast of Applied Industrial Technologies value for a given trading day is simply the observed value for the previous period. Due to the simplistic nature of the naive forecasting model, it can only be used to forecast up to one period.

Applied Industrial Naive Prediction Price Forecast For the 9th of January

Given 90 days horizon, the Naive Prediction forecasted value of Applied Industrial Technologies on the next trading day is expected to be 259.62 with a mean absolute deviation of 3.26, mean absolute percentage error of 16.44, and the sum of the absolute errors of 201.99.
Please note that although there have been many attempts to predict Applied Stock prices using its time series forecasting, we generally do not recommend using it to place bets in the real market. The most commonly used models for forecasting predictions are the autoregressive models, which specify that Applied Industrial's next future price depends linearly on its previous prices and some stochastic term (i.e., imperfectly predictable multiplier).

Applied Industrial Stock Forecast Pattern

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Applied Industrial Forecasted Value

In the context of forecasting Applied Industrial's Stock value on the next trading day, we examine the predictive performance of the model to find good statistically significant boundaries of downside and upside scenarios. Applied Industrial's downside and upside margins for the forecasting period are 258.28 and 260.95, respectively. We have considered Applied Industrial's daily market price to evaluate the above model's predictive performance. Remember, however, there is no scientific proof or empirical evidence that traditional linear or nonlinear forecasting models outperform artificial intelligence and frequency domain models to provide accurate forecasts consistently.
Market Value
260.80
258.28
Downside
259.62
Expected Value
260.95
Upside

Model Predictive Factors

The below table displays some essential indicators generated by the model showing the Naive Prediction forecasting method's relative quality and the estimations of the prediction error of Applied Industrial stock data series using in forecasting. Note that when a statistical model is used to represent Applied Industrial stock, the representation will rarely be exact; so some information will be lost using the model to explain the process. AIC estimates the relative amount of information lost by a given model: the less information a model loses, the higher its quality.
AICAkaike Information Criteria122.7479
BiasArithmetic mean of the errors None
MADMean absolute deviation3.2579
MAPEMean absolute percentage error0.0129
SAESum of the absolute errors201.9871
This model is not at all useful as a medium-long range forecasting tool of Applied Industrial Technologies. This model is simplistic and is included partly for completeness and partly because of its simplicity. It is unlikely that you'll want to use this model directly to predict Applied Industrial. Instead, consider using either the moving average model or the more general weighted moving average model with a higher (i.e., greater than 1) number of periods, and possibly a different set of weights.

Predictive Modules for Applied Industrial

There are currently many different techniques concerning forecasting the market as a whole, as well as predicting future values of individual securities such as Applied Industrial. Regardless of method or technology, however, to accurately forecast the stock market is more a matter of luck rather than a particular technique. Nevertheless, trying to predict the stock market accurately is still an essential part of the overall investment decision process. Using different forecasting techniques and comparing the results might improve your chances of accuracy even though unexpected events may often change the market sentiment and impact your forecasting results.
Hype
Prediction
LowEstimatedHigh
259.13260.46261.79
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Intrinsic
Valuation
LowRealHigh
234.72281.18282.51
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8 Analysts
Consensus
LowTargetHigh
276.79304.17337.63
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Earnings
Estimates (0)
LowProjected EPSHigh
2.632.672.70
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Other Forecasting Options for Applied Industrial

For every potential investor in Applied, whether a beginner or expert, Applied Industrial's price movement is the inherent factor that sparks whether it is viable to invest in it or hold it better. Applied Stock price charts are filled with many 'noises.' These noises can hugely alter the decision one can make regarding investing in Applied. Basic forecasting techniques help filter out the noise by identifying Applied Industrial's price trends.

Applied Industrial Related Equities

One of the popular trading techniques among algorithmic traders is to use market-neutral strategies where every trade hedges away some risk. Because there are two separate transactions required, even if one position performs unexpectedly, the other equity can make up some of the losses. Below are some of the equities that can be combined with Applied Industrial stock to make a market-neutral strategy. Peer analysis of Applied Industrial could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Applied Industrial by comparing valuation metrics with similar companies.
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Applied Industrial Technical and Predictive Analytics

The stock market is financially volatile. Despite the volatility, there exist limitless possibilities of gaining profits and building passive income portfolios. With the complexity of Applied Industrial's price movements, a comprehensive understanding of forecasting methods that an investor can rely on to make the right move is invaluable. These methods predict trends that assist an investor in predicting the movement of Applied Industrial's current price.

Applied Industrial Market Strength Events

Market strength indicators help investors to evaluate how Applied Industrial stock reacts to ongoing and evolving market conditions. The investors can use it to make informed decisions about market timing, and determine when trading Applied Industrial shares will generate the highest return on investment. By undertsting and applying Applied Industrial stock market strength indicators, traders can identify Applied Industrial Technologies entry and exit signals to maximize returns.

Applied Industrial Risk Indicators

The analysis of Applied Industrial's basic risk indicators is one of the essential steps in accurately forecasting its future price. The process involves identifying the amount of risk involved in Applied Industrial's investment and either accepting that risk or mitigating it. Along with some essential techniques for forecasting applied stock prices, we also provide a set of basic risk indicators that can assist in the individual investment decision or help in hedging the risk of your existing portfolios.
Please note, the risk measures we provide can be used independently or collectively to perform a risk assessment. When comparing two potential investments, we recommend comparing similar equities with homogenous growth potential and valuation from related markets to determine which investment holds the most risk.

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