Seaport Res Ptn Issues Negative Outlook for ITW Earnings

Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE:ITW) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Illinois Tool Works in a research note issued on Monday, May 5th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Liptak now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $2.69 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.77. The consensus estimate for Illinois Tool Works’ current full-year earnings is $10.39 per share.

ITW has been the subject of several other reports. Bank of America cut shares of Illinois Tool Works from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $220.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Wednesday. Evercore ISI lowered their price objective on Illinois Tool Works from $255.00 to $252.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. Truist Financial dropped their price objective on Illinois Tool Works from $302.00 to $284.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on Illinois Tool Works from $239.00 to $244.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on Illinois Tool Works from $227.00 to $233.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Illinois Tool Works currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $253.67.

Illinois Tool Works Stock Performance

NYSE:ITW opened at $240.44 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $70.54 billion, a PE ratio of 20.52, a P/E/G ratio of 4.56 and a beta of 1.12. Illinois Tool Works has a fifty-two week low of $214.66 and a fifty-two week high of $279.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.90, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 1.36. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $243.97 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $256.08.

Illinois Tool Works (NYSE:ITW) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The industrial products company reported $2.38 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.34 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $3.84 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.83 billion. Illinois Tool Works had a return on equity of 95.39% and a net margin of 21.94%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 3.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.44 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Clark & Stuart Inc purchased a new position in shares of Illinois Tool Works in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,729,000. Czech National Bank increased its holdings in Illinois Tool Works by 5.9% during the 4th quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 58,265 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $14,774,000 after purchasing an additional 3,227 shares during the period. Ritholtz Wealth Management lifted its holdings in Illinois Tool Works by 31.6% in the 4th quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 15,682 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,976,000 after buying an additional 3,765 shares during the period. Clarity Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Illinois Tool Works in the 4th quarter worth approximately $315,000. Finally, Flywheel Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Illinois Tool Works during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $263,000. Institutional investors own 79.77% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Illinois Tool Works

In other news, Director Ernest Scott Santi sold 70,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $263.30, for a total value of $18,431,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 260,224 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $68,516,979.20. The trade was a 21.20 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Michael M. Larsen sold 41,472 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $271.25, for a total value of $11,249,280.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 50,502 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,698,667.50. The trade was a 45.09 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 159,925 shares of company stock worth $42,973,845. 0.88% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Illinois Tool Works Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 11th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 30th will be paid a dividend of $1.50 per share. This represents a $6.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.50%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 30th. Illinois Tool Works’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 52.77%.

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.