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The price of Illinois Tool Works, Inc (NYSE: ITW) closed at $241.31 in the last session, up 0.05% from day before closing price of $241.18. In other words, the price has increased by $0.05 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.67 million shares were traded. ITW stock price reached its highest trading level at $243.06 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $240.81.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at ITW’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 80.99 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 24.84. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.16 and its Current Ratio is at 1.60. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.55 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.25.
On February 19, 2025, Deutsche Bank Upgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Sell but kept the price unchanged to $257.
Barclays Upgraded its Underweight to Equal Weight on December 05, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $230 to $270.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 12 ’25 when Schott Jennifer Kaplan bought 3,536 shares for $246.33 per share.
SMITH DAVID BYRON JR bought 872 shares of ITW for $210,292 on Jun 02 ’25. The Director now owns 122,884 shares after completing the transaction at $241.16 per share. On May 08 ’25, another insider, Schott Jennifer Kaplan, who serves as the Former Officer of the company, bought 3,559 shares for $245.00 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ITW now has a Market Capitalization of 70792151040 and an Enterprise Value of 78094827520. As of this moment, Illinois’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.24, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.92. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 708.02. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.49 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 21.82. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.954 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.281.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ITW is 1.12, which has changed by -0.0083014965 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092761636 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ITW has reached a high of $279.13, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $214.66. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.07%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.32%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, ITW traded on average about 1.15M shares per day over the past 3-months and 725070 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 293.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 291.94M. Insiders hold about 0.36% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 83.89% stake in the company. Shares short for ITW as of 1748563200 were 6508263 with a Short Ratio of 5.64, compared to 1745971200 on 6592638. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6508263 and a Short% of Float of 2.23.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for ITW is 5.90, which was 5.9 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.024463058The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.21. The current Payout Ratio is 49.52% for ITW, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-31 with an ex-dividend date of 1751241600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2006-05-26 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The current assessment of Illinois Tool Works, Inc (ITW) involves the perspectives of 11.0 analysts closely monitoring its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.64, with high estimates of $2.75 and low estimates of $2.55.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $10.5 and $10.0 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $10.24. EPS for the following year is $11.12, with 14.0 analysts recommending between $12.4 and $10.58.
Revenue Estimates
According to 14 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $4.01B. It ranges from a high estimate of $4.13B to a low estimate of $3.85B. As of the current estimate, Illinois Tool Works, Inc’s year-ago sales were $4.03BFor the next quarter, 14 analysts are estimating revenue of $4.01B. There is a high estimate of $4.14B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.84B.
A total of 16 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ITW’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $16.26B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $15.54B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $15.87B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $15.9BBased on 16 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $16.39B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $16.89B and the low estimate is $15.97B.
