Seaport Res Ptn Issues Positive Forecast for ITW Earnings

Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE:ITW) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn boosted their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Illinois Tool Works in a report released on Thursday, February 6th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Liptak now anticipates that the industrial products company will earn $2.77 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $2.71. The consensus estimate for Illinois Tool Works’ current full-year earnings is $10.38 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Illinois Tool Works’ Q4 2025 earnings at $2.73 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently weighed in on ITW. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on Illinois Tool Works from $255.00 to $290.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Illinois Tool Works from $265.00 to $262.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on shares of Illinois Tool Works from $266.00 to $259.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on shares of Illinois Tool Works from $300.00 to $295.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, StockNews.com lowered Illinois Tool Works from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $271.00.

Illinois Tool Works Stock Up 0.8 %

Illinois Tool Works stock opened at $257.56 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $76.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.98, a PEG ratio of 4.79 and a beta of 1.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.90, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 1.36. Illinois Tool Works has a fifty-two week low of $232.77 and a fifty-two week high of $279.13. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $259.91 and a 200-day simple moving average of $257.40.

Illinois Tool Works (NYSE:ITW) last announced its quarterly 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 21.94% and a return on equity of 95.39%.

Institutional Trading of Illinois Tool Works

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. State Street Corp boosted its position in shares of Illinois Tool Works by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 12,434,001 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,277,127,000 after purchasing an additional 149,272 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Illinois Tool Works by 2.7% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,292,268 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,645,972,000 after buying an additional 167,422 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its position in Illinois Tool Works by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 3,443,251 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $873,071,000 after buying an additional 95,925 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in Illinois Tool Works by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,516,979 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $638,205,000 after buying an additional 32,607 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in shares of Illinois Tool Works by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,503,537 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $634,797,000 after acquiring an additional 46,287 shares during the period. 79.77% of the stock is currently 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.