Q1 EPS Forecast for Illinois Tool Works Lowered by Analyst

Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE:ITW) – Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Illinois Tool Works in a research report issued 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 forecast 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.

Illinois Tool Works (NYSE:ITW) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The industrial products company reported $2.54 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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%.

Several other research firms also recently weighed in on ITW. Truist Financial raised their price target on Illinois Tool Works from $312.00 to $318.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped 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. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on Illinois Tool Works from $250.00 to $245.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on Illinois Tool Works from $300.00 to $295.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, Barclays lowered their price objective on Illinois Tool Works from $265.00 to $262.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $269.30.

Illinois Tool Works Stock Performance

Illinois Tool Works stock 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 stock has a fifty day moving average of $257.08 and a two-hundred day moving average of $258.29. The company has a market capitalization of $77.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.55, a PEG ratio of 4.52 and a beta of 1.11. Illinois Tool Works has a fifty-two week low of $232.77 and a fifty-two week high of $279.13.

Institutional Trading of Illinois Tool Works

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Prudent Man Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Illinois Tool Works during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Redwood Park Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Illinois Tool Works during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Sugar Maple Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Illinois Tool Works in the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc grew its holdings in 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 worth $28,000 after buying an additional 84 shares in the last quarter. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC grew its holdings in 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 worth $30,000 after buying an additional 106 shares in the last quarter. 79.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Illinois Tool Works

In other Illinois Tool Works news, Director Ernest Scott Santi sold 70,000 shares of the company’s 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 sale, the director now owns 260,224 shares in the company, valued at $68,516,979.20. This represents a 21.20 % 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 currently owned by company insiders.

Illinois Tool Works Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 10th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st will be issued a $1.50 dividend. This represents a $6.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.27%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 31st. Illinois Tool Works’s dividend payout ratio is currently 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.