The structural profiles are close, with Applied Industrial Technologies carrying a narrow edge on growth. Konecranes still leads on profitability and valuation, which keeps the comparison from looking entirely one-sided. On the market side, Applied Industrial Technologies is in better shape — its trend is intact while Konecranes's trend has broken down. That puts structure and market broadly in agreement — Applied Industrial Technologies's lead looks more confirmed than conflicted.
The comparison is based on similar long-term financial trajectories, not sector labels. Peer scores are normalised within each company's primary universe (AIT: Russell 1000, KCR.HE: STOXX 600).
The lead is spread across growth and stability, rather than sitting in one isolated gap.
This comparison is anchored in long-term financial trajectory similarity within the selected peer universe.
A solid similarity means the pair shares a clearly comparable long-term financial profile, even if individual dimensions still differ.
Most of the shared profile comes through investment intensity and recent revenue growth.
Scores reflect position relative to comparable companies with similar long-term financial trajectories.
The largest gaps do not all point in the same direction.
Left means cheaper relative valuation. Higher means stronger structure.
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. looks stronger, but the price setup still looks more supportive for Konecranes Plc.
Valuation position uses peer-relative PE percentile (idx_pct_pe) where available.
Where AIT and KCR.HE each sit in their own 5-year price and valuation history.
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One company is still expanding while the other is contracting, which creates a very wide growth split.
Absolute pricing still looks more supportive for Konecranes, with a forward P/E that is 13.4 turns lower there.
The lead is built on both growth and stability — though profitability still provides a counterweight.
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AssetNext scores reflect each company's structural position within its functional peer group — not a ranking against all stocks simultaneously. Peers are identified by similarity across eight financial dimensions, including revenue growth trajectory, margin structure, capital intensity, and earnings stability. A score of 75 means the company ranks in the top quartile within its own peer group, not the entire market.
Four dimension scores drive the overall peer score: Growth (revenue trajectory and expansion dynamics), Quality (margin structure and capital efficiency), Valuation (peer-relative pricing on standard multiples), and Stability (earnings consistency and financial predictability). Each dimension is scored 0–100 relative to the peer group, then combined into an overall peer score using equal weighting.
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