Seaport Res Ptn Issues Pessimistic Estimate for ITW Earnings

Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE:ITW) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Illinois Tool Works in a note issued to investors on Thursday, February 6th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Liptak now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $2.39 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.48. The consensus estimate for Illinois Tool Works’ current full-year earnings is $10.14 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Illinois Tool Works’ Q2 2025 earnings at $2.60 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $10.50 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.64 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.81 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.91 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.89 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $11.24 EPS.

Illinois Tool Works (NYSE:ITW) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The industrial products company reported $2.54 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.50 by $0.04. Illinois Tool Works had a net margin of 21.66% and a return on equity of 97.06%.

Several other research firms have also issued reports on ITW. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on shares of Illinois Tool Works from $266.00 to $259.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Robert W. Baird raised 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 report on Thursday, October 31st. StockNews.com lowered shares of Illinois Tool Works from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on shares of Illinois Tool Works from $255.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their target price on shares of Illinois Tool Works from $312.00 to $318.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Illinois Tool Works has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $271.00.

Illinois Tool Works Stock Performance

Shares of ITW opened at $255.77 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $75.53 billion, a PE ratio of 22.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.61 and a beta of 1.11. Illinois Tool Works has a one year low of $232.77 and a one 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 company’s fifty day moving average price is $260.34 and its 200 day moving average price is $257.11.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Illinois Tool Works

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ITW. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in Illinois Tool Works in the fourth quarter valued at about $203,949,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC boosted its position in Illinois Tool Works by 36,632.9% in the fourth quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 438,591 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $111,209,000 after buying an additional 437,397 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its position in 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 valued at $358,321,000 after buying an additional 398,676 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its position in Illinois Tool Works by 26,088.4% in 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 buying an additional 322,192 shares in the last quarter. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI raised its stake in shares of Illinois Tool Works by 318.9% in 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 acquiring an additional 308,935 shares during the last quarter. 79.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.