On Tuesday, Illinois Tool Works, Inc (NYSE: ITW) opened lower -3.09% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $258.66. Price fluctuations for ITW have ranged from $214.66 to $278.12 over the past 52 weeks.
Annual sales at Industrials sector company grew by 8.63% over the past five years. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted -10.70% at the time writing. With a float of $289.06 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $290.10 million.
Illinois Tool Works, Inc (ITW) Insider Updates
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Specialty Industrial Machinery industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Illinois Tool Works, Inc is 0.36%, while institutional ownership is 84.69%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Dec 10 ’25, was worth 1,678,122. In this transaction Director of this company bought 6,709 shares at a rate of $250.13, taking the stock ownership to the 6,709 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Nov 05 ’25, when Company’s Director sold 1,521 for $245.25, making the entire transaction worth $373,025. This insider now owns 39,249 shares in total.
Illinois Tool Works, Inc (ITW) Performance Highlights and Predictions
If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 12/31/2024, the company posted 2.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, besting the agreed prediction (set at 2.49) by 0.05. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 2.55 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -10.70% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 0.67% during the next five years compared to 8.63% growth over the previous five years of trading.
Illinois Tool Works, Inc (NYSE: ITW) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Illinois Tool Works, Inc (ITW). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 1.11. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 4.58. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 25.56.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 10.30, a number that is poised to hit 2.69 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 11.19 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Illinois Tool Works, Inc (ITW)
Illinois Tool Works, Inc (NYSE: ITW) saw its 5-day average volume 1.26 million, a positive change from its year-to-date volume of 1.09 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 71.46%.
During the past 100 days, Illinois Tool Works, Inc’s (ITW) raw stochastic average was set at 37.09%, which indicates a significant increase from 34.90% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 3.71 in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 4.01 volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $247.90, while its 200-day Moving Average is $251.05. Nevertheless, the first resistance level for the watch stands at $254.81 in the near term. At $258.96, the stock is likely to face the second major resistance level. The third major resistance level sits at $261.60. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $248.02, it is likely to go to the next support level at $245.38. Assuming the price breaks the second support level, the third support level stands at $241.23.
Illinois Tool Works, Inc (NYSE: ITW) Key Stats
There are currently 290,100K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 72.72 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 15,898 M according to its annual income of 3,488 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 4,059 M and its income totaled 821,000 K.
