Illinois Tool Works, Inc (NYSE: ITW) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 19.30x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.14. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 15 as “hold,” and 3 as “sell.”
The public float for ITW is 292.32M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.33% of that float. On April 10, 2025, the average trading volume of ITW was 1.17M shares.
ITW) stock’s latest price update
Illinois Tool Works, Inc (NYSE: ITW)’s stock price has dropped by -3.77 in relation to previous closing price of 234.87. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -5.60% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-03-19 that ITW is set to benefit from solid momentum across its Food Equipment and Specialty Products segments. However, forex woes remain a concern.
ITW’s Market Performance
Illinois Tool Works, Inc (ITW) has seen a -5.60% fall in stock performance for the week, with a -10.06% decline in the past month and a -8.72% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 6.31%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.02% for ITW. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -7.86% for ITW’s stock, with a -11.30% 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 -11.03% 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 -19.03% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.02%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 6.31%, as shares sank -9.60% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -11.72% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ITW fell by -5.47%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -6.70% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $245.33. In addition, Illinois Tool Works, Inc saw -10.86% 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 Schott Jennifer Kaplan, who proposed sale 3,500 shares at the price of $235.00 back on Apr 09 ’25. After this action, Schott Jennifer Kaplan now owns shares of Illinois Tool Works, Inc, valued at $822,500 using the latest closing price.
O’HERLIHY CHRISTOPHER A, the President & CEO of Illinois Tool Works, Inc, sale 48,453 shares at $274.36 during a trade that took place back on Mar 07 ’25, which means that O’HERLIHY CHRISTOPHER A is holding 55,113 shares at $13,293,771 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 4.59. 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
To sum up, Illinois Tool Works, Inc (ITW) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “sell” and others as a “hold”. 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.
