Research Analysts Set Expectations for ITW FY2025 Earnings

Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE:ITW) – Analysts at Zacks Research lowered their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Illinois Tool Works in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, November 27th. Zacks Research analyst A. Bhattacharjee now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $10.47 for the year, down from their previous forecast of $10.49. The consensus estimate for Illinois Tool Works’ current full-year earnings is $10.13 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Illinois Tool Works’ Q4 2025 earnings at $2.63 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.67 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.85 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $11.19 EPS.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on shares of Illinois Tool Works from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on Illinois Tool Works from $260.00 to $262.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 16th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Illinois Tool Works from $236.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Monday, October 7th. Barclays increased their target price on Illinois Tool Works from $215.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their price objective on Illinois Tool Works from $281.00 to $312.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Illinois Tool Works has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $257.30.

Illinois Tool Works Stock Down 0.9 %

ITW stock opened at $276.08 on Monday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $265.14 and its 200-day simple moving average is $251.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.94, a current ratio of 1.36 and a quick ratio of 0.97. Illinois Tool Works has a 52-week low of $232.77 and a 52-week high of $279.13. The firm has a market capitalization of $81.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.88, a P/E/G ratio of 4.32 and a beta of 1.10.

Illinois Tool Works (NYSE:ITW) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The industrial products company reported $2.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.53 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $3.97 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.02 billion. Illinois Tool Works had a net margin of 21.66% and a return on equity of 97.06%. Illinois Tool Works’s revenue was down 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.55 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Illinois Tool Works

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Illinois Tool Works by 41.0% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,370,254 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $358,321,000 after acquiring an additional 398,676 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Illinois Tool Works by 26,088.4% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 323,427 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $847,610,000 after acquiring an additional 322,192 shares in the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI increased its position in shares of Illinois Tool Works by 318.9% during the third quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 405,817 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $106,352,000 after buying an additional 308,935 shares during the period. AXA S.A. raised its position in shares of Illinois Tool Works by 242.3% in the 2nd quarter. AXA S.A. now owns 341,356 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $80,888,000 after acquiring an additional 241,618 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Guinness Asset Management LTD lifted its position in Illinois Tool Works by 30.7% during the second quarter. Guinness Asset Management LTD now owns 767,741 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $181,926,000 after buying an additional 180,458 shares during the period. 79.77% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Illinois Tool Works Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 10th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be given a $1.50 dividend. This represents a $6.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.17%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 31st. Illinois Tool Works’s dividend payout ratio is 51.90%.

Illinois Tool Works Company Profile

Illinois Tool Works Inc manufactures and sells industrial products and equipment in the United States and internationally. It operates through seven segments: Automotive OEM; Food Equipment; Test & Measurement and Electronics; Welding; Polymers & Fluids; Construction Products; and Specialty Products.