Cassady Schiller Wealth Management LLC lessened its stake in Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE:ITW – Free Report) by 1.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 11,414 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 192 shares during the period. Illinois Tool Works makes up about 1.1% of Cassady Schiller Wealth Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 20th biggest holding. Cassady Schiller Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Illinois Tool Works were worth $2,894,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of ITW. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Illinois Tool Works in the 4th quarter worth approximately $203,949,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Illinois Tool Works by 36,632.9% in the 4th quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 438,591 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $111,209,000 after acquiring an additional 437,397 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its holdings in Illinois Tool Works by 41.0% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,370,254 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $358,321,000 after buying an additional 398,676 shares during the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI raised its holdings in Illinois Tool Works by 318.9% during the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 405,817 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $106,352,000 after buying an additional 308,935 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Illinois Tool Works by 2.7% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,292,268 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,645,972,000 after buying an additional 167,422 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.77% of the company’s stock.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other Illinois Tool Works news, Director Ernest Scott Santi sold 70,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $263.30, for a total transaction of $18,431,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 260,224 shares in the company, valued at approximately $68,516,979.20. This trade represents a 21.20 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Christopher A. O’herlihy sold 48,453 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $274.36, for a total transaction of $13,293,565.08. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 55,113 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $15,120,802.68. This represents a 46.78 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 159,925 shares of company stock worth $42,973,845 in the last three months. 0.88% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
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Illinois Tool Works Stock Up 1.7 %
Shares of Illinois Tool Works stock opened at $254.72 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.90, a current ratio of 1.36 and a quick ratio of 0.99. The company has a 50-day moving average of $257.83 and a 200 day moving average of $260.43. The firm has a market cap of $74.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.73, a PEG ratio of 4.56 and a beta of 1.13. Illinois Tool Works Inc. has a 1 year low of $232.77 and a 1 year high of $279.13.
Illinois Tool Works (NYSE:ITW – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The industrial products company reported $2.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.50 by $0.04. Illinois Tool Works had a net margin of 21.94% and a return on equity of 95.39%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Illinois Tool Works Inc. will post 10.39 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Illinois Tool Works Announces Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 10th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st will be paid a $1.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 31st. This represents a $6.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.36%. Illinois Tool Works’s payout ratio is 51.19%.
About Illinois Tool Works
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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