The price-to-earnings ratio for Illinois Tool Works, Inc (NYSE: ITW) is above average at 21.37x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.12.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 14 as “hold,” and 3 as “sell.”
The public float for ITW is 292.46M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.27% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of ITW on March 12, 2025 was 1.05M shares.
ITW) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Illinois Tool Works, Inc (NYSE: ITW) has dropped by -1.77 compared to previous close of 254.82. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -4.11% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-02-26 that The Dividend Kings are outperforming the S&P 500 in 2025, up 4% YTD versus 1.39% for SPY. Ten Dividend Kings have already achieved double-digit returns, led by National Fuel Gas (+22.08%) and Abbott Laboratories (+20.71%). 2025 Dividend growth is looking promising, with ABM Industries and Walmart leading with 17.78% and 15.69% increases, respectively.
ITW’s Market Performance
Illinois Tool Works, Inc (ITW) has experienced a -4.11% fall in stock performance for the past week, with a -2.83% drop in the past month, and a -8.49% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.78%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.16% for ITW. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -4.35% for ITW’s stock, with a -1.54% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ITW
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ITW stocks, with Deutsche Bank repeating the rating for ITW by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for ITW in the upcoming period, according to Deutsche Bank is $257 based on the research report published on February 19, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Barclays, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ITW reach a price target of $270, previously predicting the price at $230. The rating they have provided for ITW stocks is “Equal Weight” according to the report published on December 05th, 2024.
Evercore ISI gave a rating of “Underperform” to ITW, setting the target price at $255 in the report published on November 13th of the previous year.
ITW Trading at -2.92% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ITW to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -10.32% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.16%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.78%, as shares sank -3.49% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -3.52% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ITW fell by -4.37%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +0.37% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $261.67. In addition, Illinois Tool Works, Inc saw -1.28% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ITW starting from O’HERLIHY CHRISTOPHER A, who sale 48,453 shares at the price of $274.36 back on Mar 07 ’25. After this action, O’HERLIHY CHRISTOPHER A now owns 55,113 shares of Illinois Tool Works, Inc, valued at $13,293,771 using the latest closing price.
Larsen Michael M, the SVP & CFO of Illinois Tool Works, Inc, sale 41,472 shares at $271.25 during a trade that took place back on Mar 07 ’25, which means that Larsen Michael M is holding 50,502 shares at $11,249,470 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ITW
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.27 for the present operating margin
- 0.44 for the gross margin
The net margin for Illinois Tool Works, Inc stands at 0.22. The total capital return value is set at 0.4. Equity return is now at value 110.24, with 22.81 for asset returns.
Based on Illinois Tool Works, Inc (ITW), the company’s capital structure generated 0.71 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.41. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.44. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 15.07.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 5.11 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.4. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.08. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.14for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.06. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.36.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Illinois Tool Works, Inc (ITW) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “sell” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
