Luis Alvarez Shares of Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:AIT) have been on fire recently. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, shares have tripled amidst strong operating performance. The company just ended its fiscal year 2024, and while sales trends are dismal, margins came in at historical highs. With the company guiding for flattish revenues and earnings in 2025, this is nothing much to look forward to. This makes me cautious as the market is still attaching a small premium to the shares, and w ...