Zacks Research Weighs in on Snap-on’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:SNA)

Snap-on Incorporated (NYSE:SNA) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Snap-on in a report issued on Thursday, February 27th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will earn $4.82 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $4.94. The consensus estimate for Snap-on’s current full-year earnings is $19.79 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Snap-on’s Q2 2026 earnings at $5.44 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $5.33 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $22.06 EPS.

Separately, Barrington Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $350.00 target price on shares of Snap-on in a research report on Monday, February 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $345.40.

Snap-on Stock Up 1.2 %

SNA stock opened at $341.00 on Friday. Snap-on has a 12-month low of $252.98 and a 12-month high of $373.89. The company has a quick ratio of 3.17, a current ratio of 4.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. The company has a market cap of $17.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.49, a PEG ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a 50 day moving average of $343.30 and a two-hundred day moving average of $325.04.

Snap-on (NYSE:SNA) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $4.82 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.78 by $0.04. Snap-on had a net margin of 21.71% and a return on equity of 19.20%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $4.75 earnings per share.

Snap-on Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 24th will be given a $2.14 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 24th. This represents a $8.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.51%. Snap-on’s payout ratio is 43.90%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP Jesus Arregui sold 6,451 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $337.81, for a total transaction of $2,179,212.31. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 257 shares in the company, valued at $86,817.17. This represents a 96.17 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Aldo John Pagliari sold 6,860 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $339.05, for a total transaction of $2,325,883.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 107,096 shares in the company, valued at approximately $36,310,898.80. This trade represents a 6.02 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 45,503 shares of company stock worth $15,906,074 in the last quarter. 4.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of SNA. Bleakley Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in Snap-on in the 4th quarter valued at $512,000. Vest Financial LLC grew its stake in Snap-on by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Vest Financial LLC now owns 102,987 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,962,000 after buying an additional 2,460 shares during the last quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. grew its stake in Snap-on by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 19,896 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,764,000 after buying an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC grew its stake in Snap-on by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 45,783 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,264,000 after buying an additional 1,605 shares during the last quarter. Finally, World Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Snap-on in the 3rd quarter valued at $19,291,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.88% of the company’s stock.

About Snap-on

Snap-on Incorporated manufactures and markets tools, equipment, diagnostics, and repair information and systems solutions for professional users worldwide. It operates through Commercial & Industrial Group, Snap-on Tools Group, Repair Systems & Information Group, and Financial Services segments.