NYSE:ITWIllinois Tool Works Stock Price, Forecast & News

Illinois Tool Works' stock was trading at $158.43 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, ITW shares have increased by 9.4% and is now trading at $173.29. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

17 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Illinois Tool Works in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 12 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Illinois Tool Works.

Illinois Tool Works is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, July 24th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Illinois Tool Works.

Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE:ITW) released its earnings results on Tuesday, May, 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.71 by $0.06. The industrial products company had revenue of $3.23 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.29 billion. Illinois Tool Works had a return on equity of 87.33% and a net margin of 18.06%. Illinois Tool Works's revenue was down 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.81 EPS. View Illinois Tool Works' earnings history.

Illinois Tool Works declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, May 8th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be given a dividend of $1.07 per share on Wednesday, July 15th. This represents a $4.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.47%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 29th. View Illinois Tool Works' dividend history.

Illinois Tool Works declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback plan on Friday, August 3rd 2018, which allows the company to buyback $3,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to reacquire up to 6.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

17 analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Illinois Tool Works' stock. Their forecasts range from $143.00 to $180.00. On average, they anticipate Illinois Tool Works' stock price to reach $159.67 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 7.9%. View analysts' price targets for Illinois Tool Works.

News articles about ITW stock have been trending somewhat negative on Saturday, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Illinois Tool Works earned a media sentiment score of -1.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the industrial products company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days. View the latest news about Illinois Tool Works.

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Illinois Tool Works trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "ITW."

Illinois Tool Works' stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.10%), Manning & Napier Group LLC (0.04%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.04%), Chesley Taft & Associates LLC (0.03%), DNB Asset Management AS (0.03%) and Hexavest Inc. (0.02%). Company insiders that own Illinois Tool Works stock include Andrew Mines, Christopher A O'herlihy, Ernest Scott Santi, John R Hartnett, Juan Valls, Michael M Larsen, Michael R Zimmerman, Randall J Scheuneman, Richard H Lenny, Steven L Martindale and Sundaram Nagarajan. View institutional ownership trends for Illinois Tool Works.

ITW stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hexavest Inc., Cypress Capital Group, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Whittier Trust Co., Carnegie Capital Asset Management LLC, Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, Manning & Napier Group LLC, and Chesley Taft & Associates LLC. Company insiders that have sold Illinois Tool Works company stock in the last year include Andrew Mines, Christopher A O'herlihy, Ernest Scott Santi, John R Hartnett, Juan Valls, Michael M Larsen, Michael R Zimmerman, Randall J Scheuneman, and Steven L Martindale. View insider buying and selling activity for Illinois Tool Works.

ITW stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Envestnet Asset Management Inc., First National Bank of Mount Dora Trust Investment Services, Canandaigua National Corp, DNB Asset Management AS, Robecosam AG, Contravisory Investment Management Inc., Town & Country Bank & Trust CO dba First Bankers Trust CO, and OLD Point Trust & Financial Services N A. Company insiders that have bought Illinois Tool Works stock in the last two years include Ernest Scott Santi, and Richard H Lenny. View insider buying and selling activity for Illinois Tool Works.

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One share of ITW stock can currently be purchased for approximately $173.29.

Illinois Tool Works has a market capitalization of $54.75 billion and generates $14.11 billion in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $2.52 billion in net income (profit) each year or $7.75 on an earnings per share basis. Illinois Tool Works employs 45,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for Illinois Tool Works is www.itw.com.

Illinois Tool Works' mailing address is 155 HARLEM AVENUE, GLENVIEW IL, 60025. The industrial products company can be reached via phone at 847-724-7500 or via email at [email protected]