Q1 EPS Estimate for Illinois Tool Works Lowered by Analyst

Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE:ITW) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Illinois Tool Works in a research note issued on Monday, January 27th. Zacks Research analyst A. Bhattacharjee now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $2.46 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.47. The consensus estimate for Illinois Tool Works’ current full-year earnings is $10.13 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Illinois Tool Works’ Q4 2025 earnings at $2.62 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $10.45 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.66 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.84 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.82 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.79 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $11.11 EPS.

Illinois Tool Works (NYSE:ITW) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The industrial products company reported $2.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.53 by $0.12. Illinois Tool Works had a net margin of 21.66% and a return on equity of 97.06%. The company had revenue of $3.97 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.02 billion. The company’s revenue was down 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.55 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Evercore ISI cut shares of Illinois Tool Works from an “in-line” rating to an “underperform” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $246.00 to $255.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 13th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of Illinois Tool Works from $260.00 to $250.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price target on Illinois Tool Works from $268.00 to $266.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Illinois Tool Works from $270.00 to $265.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, Citigroup decreased their price target on Illinois Tool Works from $279.00 to $265.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $269.89.

Illinois Tool Works Trading Down 2.1 %

Shares of NYSE ITW opened at $258.87 on Wednesday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $262.89 and its 200 day simple moving average is $256.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.94, a current ratio of 1.36 and a quick ratio of 0.97. Illinois Tool Works has a fifty-two week low of $232.77 and a fifty-two week high of $279.13. The firm has a market capitalization of $76.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.39, a P/E/G ratio of 3.60 and a beta of 1.11.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Nikulski Financial Inc. boosted its stake in Illinois Tool Works by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. Nikulski Financial Inc. now owns 1,108 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $290,000 after purchasing an additional 39 shares during the period. Baron Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Illinois Tool Works by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. Baron Wealth Management LLC now owns 910 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $231,000 after purchasing an additional 39 shares during the last quarter. Mitchell Mcleod Pugh & Williams Inc. lifted its position in Illinois Tool Works by 2.5% in the third quarter. Mitchell Mcleod Pugh & Williams Inc. now owns 1,614 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $423,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Sigma Planning Corp raised its stake in shares of Illinois Tool Works by 0.9% in the third quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 4,639 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,216,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares during the period. Finally, Harbour Investments Inc. grew its stake in shares of Illinois Tool Works by 1.1% during the third quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 3,652 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $957,000 after buying an additional 41 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 79.77% of the company’s stock.

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.