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)
83% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $103M | Put options by funds: $56.1M
26% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 134 | Existing positions closed: 106
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $59.3B [Q1] → $59.7B (+$347M) [Q2]
0.47% more ownership
Funds ownership: 82.02% [Q1] → 82.49% (+0.47%) [Q2]
0% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,826 [Q1] → 1,823 (-3) [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: 617 | Existing positions reduced: 690
Research analyst outlook
5 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
5 analyst ratings
Barclays
Julian Mitchell
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$243
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Underweight
Downgraded
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14 Aug 2025 |
Stifel
Nathan Jones
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$261
|
Hold
Maintained
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31 Jul 2025 |
Wells Fargo
Joseph O'Dea
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$250
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Underweight
Maintained
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31 Jul 2025 |
UBS
Steven Fisher
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$255
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Neutral
Maintained
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31 Jul 2025 |
Citigroup
Andrew Kaplowitz
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$265
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Neutral
Maintained
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14 Jul 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 6 articles about ITW published over the past 30 days