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 10.7% and is now trading at $175.33. 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) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May, 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.77 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.71 by $0.06. The industrial products company had revenue of $3.23 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.29 billion. Illinois Tool Works had a net margin of 18.06% and a return on equity of 87.33%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.81 earnings per share. 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 2.44%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 29th. View Illinois Tool Works' dividend history.

Illinois Tool Works announced that its board has approved a stock repurchase program on Friday, August 3rd 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback $3,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to buy up to 6.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

17 brokers have issued 1-year price objectives for Illinois Tool Works' stock. Their forecasts range from $143.00 to $180.00. On average, they anticipate Illinois Tool Works' share price to reach $159.67 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 8.9%. View analysts' price targets for Illinois Tool Works.

Media coverage about ITW stock has trended negative this week, according to InfoTrie. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Illinois Tool Works earned a media sentiment score of -2.1 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 media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company'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 a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.10%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%), Woodstock Corp (0.02%), Cullinan Associates Inc. (0.01%), Truehand Inc (0.01%) and Gantzert Investment Co. LLC ADV (0.01%). 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 State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, Park National Corp OH, Birch Capital Management LLC, Truehand Inc, Gantzert Investment Co. LLC ADV, Bath Savings Trust Co, and Woodstock Corp. 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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Robecosam AG, Cullinan Associates Inc., Diversified Trust Co, American National Bank, Confluence Investment Management LLC, Private Trust Co. NA, and OmniStar Financial Group Inc.. 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 $175.33.

Illinois Tool Works has a market capitalization of $55.39 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]