Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for ITW FY2025 Earnings

Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE:ITW) – Research analysts at Zacks Research raised their FY2025 EPS estimates for Illinois Tool Works in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, November 5th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $10.43 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $10.37. The consensus estimate for Illinois Tool Works’ current full-year earnings is $10.39 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Illinois Tool Works’ Q4 2025 earnings at $2.66 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.84 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.89 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $11.17 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $3.06 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $3.11 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $12.06 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Illinois Tool Works from $243.00 to $255.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Truist Financial dropped their price objective on shares of Illinois Tool Works from $298.00 to $275.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on Illinois Tool Works from $255.00 to $261.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Illinois Tool Works in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of Illinois Tool Works from $254.00 to $265.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Illinois Tool Works currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $262.00.

Illinois Tool Works Trading Down 0.4%

NYSE ITW opened at $244.17 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $70.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.68, a P/E/G ratio of 4.10 and a beta of 1.11. Illinois Tool Works has a 12 month low of $214.66 and a 12 month high of $279.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.39, a current ratio of 1.53 and a quick ratio of 1.11. The company has a 50-day moving average of $255.73 and a 200-day moving average of $252.65.

Illinois Tool Works (NYSE:ITW) last released its earnings results on Friday, October 24th. The industrial products company reported $2.81 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.72 by $0.09. Illinois Tool Works had a net margin of 19.05% and a return on equity of 93.26%. The firm had revenue of $4.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.09 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $3.91 EPS. Illinois Tool Works’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.3% on a year-over-year basis. Illinois Tool Works has set its FY 2025 guidance at 10.400-10.500 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Illinois Tool Works

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Illinois Tool Works during the second quarter valued at $25,000. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. boosted its holdings in shares of Illinois Tool Works by 90.9% in the 2nd quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. now owns 105 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the period. Corsicana & Co. bought a new stake in shares of Illinois Tool Works during the 3rd quarter valued at about $26,000. Saudi Central Bank acquired a new stake in Illinois Tool Works during the first quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, 1248 Management LLC bought a new position in Illinois Tool Works in the first quarter worth about $30,000. 79.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Illinois Tool Works

In other Illinois Tool Works news, CAO Randall J. Scheuneman sold 6,802 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $265.08, for a total transaction of $1,803,074.16. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 10,314 shares in the company, valued at $2,734,035.12. This represents a 39.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 0.88% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Illinois Tool Works Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 9th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 31st will be paid a $1.61 dividend. This represents a $6.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, December 31st. Illinois Tool Works’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 62.46%.

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.