Illinois Tool Works (NYSE:ITW) Announces Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.12 EPS

Illinois Tool Works (NYSE:ITWGet Free Report) released its earnings results on Wednesday. The industrial products company reported $2.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.53 by $0.12, Briefing.com reports. The firm had revenue of $3.97 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.02 billion. Illinois Tool Works had a return on equity of 99.74% and a net margin of 19.15%. Illinois Tool Works’s revenue was down 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.55 earnings per share. Illinois Tool Works updated its FY 2024 guidance to 11.630-11.730 EPS.

Illinois Tool Works Stock Down 1.2 %

Shares of Illinois Tool Works stock traded down $3.20 during trading on Thursday, hitting $261.13. 1,262,297 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,065,863. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $254.96 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $247.27. Illinois Tool Works has a twelve month low of $221.82 and a twelve month high of $271.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.17, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 1.30. The stock has a market cap of $77.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.90, a PEG ratio of 4.10 and a beta of 1.10.

Illinois Tool Works Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 10th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be issued a dividend of $1.50 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $6.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.30%. Illinois Tool Works’s dividend payout ratio is 58.82%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on ITW shares. Argus raised Illinois Tool Works to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 31st. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Illinois Tool Works from $236.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Monday, October 7th. StockNews.com cut Illinois Tool Works from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on Illinois Tool Works from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their target price on Illinois Tool Works from $281.00 to $312.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $254.90.

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About Illinois Tool Works

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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.

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