Q1 EPS Forecast for Illinois Tool Works Lowered by Analyst

Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE:ITW) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Illinois Tool Works in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 19th. Zacks Research analyst A. Bhattacharjee now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $2.34 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.46. The consensus estimate for Illinois Tool Works’ current full-year earnings is $10.41 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Illinois Tool Works’ Q2 2025 earnings at $2.56 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.72 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $10.25 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.61 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $12.07 EPS.

ITW has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Barclays decreased their target price on Illinois Tool Works from $265.00 to $262.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 7th. Truist Financial lifted their target price on Illinois Tool Works from $312.00 to $318.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on Illinois Tool Works from $300.00 to $295.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on Illinois Tool Works from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price target on Illinois Tool Works from $266.00 to $259.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $269.30.

Illinois Tool Works Price Performance

Shares of NYSE ITW opened at $264.30 on Friday. 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 market cap of $77.57 billion, a PE ratio of 22.55, a P/E/G ratio of 4.52 and a beta of 1.11. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $257.08 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $258.29. Illinois Tool Works has a fifty-two week low of $232.77 and a fifty-two week high of $279.13.

Illinois Tool Works (NYSE:ITW) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The industrial products company reported $2.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.50 by $0.04. Illinois Tool Works had a return on equity of 95.39% and a net margin of 21.94%.

Institutional Trading of Illinois Tool Works

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of ITW. Prudent Man Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Illinois Tool Works in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Redwood Park Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Illinois Tool Works in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Sugar Maple Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Illinois Tool Works in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc lifted its holdings in shares of Illinois Tool Works by 336.0% in the 4th quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc now owns 109 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 84 shares during the period. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Illinois Tool Works by 1,060.0% in the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 116 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 106 shares during the period. 79.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Illinois Tool Works news, Director Ernest Scott Santi sold 70,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $263.30, for a total transaction of $18,431,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 260,224 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $68,516,979.20. This trade represents a 21.20 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.88% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Illinois Tool Works Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 10th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be given a dividend of $1.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 31st. This represents a $6.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.27%. Illinois Tool Works’s payout ratio is 51.19%.

About Illinois Tool Works

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.