Seaport Res Ptn Has Negative Forecast for ITW Q1 Earnings

Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE:ITW) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Illinois Tool Works in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, February 6th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Liptak now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $2.39 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.48. The consensus estimate for Illinois Tool Works’ current full-year earnings is $10.14 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Illinois Tool Works’ Q2 2025 earnings at $2.60 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $10.50 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.64 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.81 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.91 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.89 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $11.24 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently weighed in on ITW. Evercore ISI downgraded Illinois Tool Works from an “in-line” rating to an “underperform” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $246.00 to $255.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 13th. StockNews.com downgraded Illinois Tool Works from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday. Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of Illinois Tool Works from $270.00 to $265.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on shares of Illinois Tool Works from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on shares of Illinois Tool Works from $300.00 to $295.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $271.33.

Illinois Tool Works Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of NYSE:ITW opened at $254.86 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $75.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.05, a PEG ratio of 3.61 and a beta of 1.11. Illinois Tool Works has a 1-year low of $232.77 and a 1-year high of $279.13. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $260.77 and a 200 day moving average price of $257.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.94, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 1.36.

Illinois Tool Works (NYSE:ITW) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The industrial products company reported $2.54 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.50 by $0.04. Illinois Tool Works had a net margin of 21.66% and a return on equity of 97.06%.

Institutional Trading of Illinois Tool Works

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Illinois Tool Works during the fourth quarter valued at about $203,949,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC boosted its stake in Illinois Tool Works by 36,632.9% during the 4th quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 438,591 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $111,209,000 after purchasing an additional 437,397 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its holdings in Illinois Tool Works by 41.0% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,370,254 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $358,321,000 after buying an additional 398,676 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Illinois Tool Works by 26,088.4% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 323,427 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $847,610,000 after buying an additional 322,192 shares during the last quarter. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI grew its stake in shares of Illinois Tool Works by 318.9% in the third quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 405,817 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $106,352,000 after acquiring an additional 308,935 shares during the last quarter. 79.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.