Zacks Research Issues Negative Outlook for ITW Earnings

Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE:ITW) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Illinois Tool Works in a note issued to investors on Monday, January 27th. Zacks Research analyst A. Bhattacharjee now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings of $2.46 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.47. 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 $2.62 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $10.45 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.66 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.84 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.82 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.79 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $11.11 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on ITW. Citigroup reduced their price objective on Illinois Tool Works from $279.00 to $265.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on Illinois Tool Works from $260.00 to $250.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of Illinois Tool Works from $312.00 to $318.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Illinois Tool Works from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on shares of Illinois Tool Works from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $269.89.

Illinois Tool Works Stock Down 2.1 %

NYSE:ITW opened at $258.87 on Wednesday. Illinois Tool Works has a 1-year low of $232.77 and a 1-year high of $279.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.94, a current ratio of 1.36 and a quick ratio of 0.97. The firm has a market capitalization of $76.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.39, a PEG ratio of 3.60 and a beta of 1.11. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $262.89 and its 200-day moving average price is $256.77.

Illinois Tool Works (NYSE:ITW) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The industrial products company reported $2.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.53 by $0.12. The company 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 for the quarter was down 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.55 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Illinois Tool Works by 41.0% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,370,254 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $358,321,000 after acquiring an additional 398,676 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Illinois Tool Works by 26,088.4% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 323,427 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $847,610,000 after purchasing an additional 322,192 shares during the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI grew its holdings 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 worth $106,352,000 after buying an additional 308,935 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Illinois Tool Works by 2.7% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,292,268 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,645,972,000 after buying an additional 167,422 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Benjamin Edwards Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Illinois Tool Works by 787.3% in the third quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 186,643 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $48,945,000 after buying an additional 165,607 shares in the last quarter. 79.77% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.