Illinois Tool Works
About: Founded in 1912, Illinois Tool Works has become a diversified industrial manufacturer through acquisitions and innovations that follow customer needs. ITW operates through seven business segments, with no segment representing more than one-fifth of revenue. ITW's automotive OEM segment sells vehicle components; its food equipment segment sells commercial kitchen appliances; its test and measurement and electronics segment sells inspection and analysis equipment; its welding segment sells welding equipment and consumables; its polymers and fluids segment sells industrial and consumer adhesives, solvents, and coatings; its construction products segment sells building fasteners and tools; and its specialty products segment sells medical, packaging, HVAC, and airport ground equipment.
Employees: 44,000
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
86% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $72.3M | Put options by funds: $38.9M
24% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 131 | Existing positions closed: 106
0.15% less ownership
Funds ownership: 82.02% [Q1] → 81.87% (-0.15%) [Q2]
0% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $59.3B [Q1] → $59.2B (-$99.4M) [Q2]
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,825 [Q1] → 1,808 (-17) [Q2]
8% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 12 [Q1] → 11 (-1) [Q2]
11% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 612 | Existing positions reduced: 685
Research analyst outlook
5 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
5 analyst ratings
Barclays Julian Mitchell | 9%downside $243 | Underweight Downgraded | 14 Aug 2025 |
Stifel Nathan Jones | 3%downside $261 | Hold Maintained | 31 Jul 2025 |
Wells Fargo Joseph O'Dea | 7%downside $250 | Underweight Maintained | 31 Jul 2025 |
UBS Steven Fisher | 5%downside $255 | Neutral Maintained | 31 Jul 2025 |
Citigroup Andrew Kaplowitz | 1%downside $265 | Neutral Maintained | 14 Jul 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 10 articles about ITW published over the past 30 days
