We're taking a closer look at Illinois Tool Works today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved -0.0% compared to 0.0% for the S&P 500. Increased investor interest and volatility surrounding the stock are not reason enough to buy in -- you should first perform your own due diligence. Here are some figures that can get you started:
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Illinois Tool Works Inc. manufactures and sells industrial products and equipment worldwide.
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Illinois Tool Works has moved 15.9% over the last year compared to -3.3% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of 19.0%
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ITW has an average analyst rating of hold and is -0.11% away from its mean target price of $235.83 per share
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Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $9.68
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Illinois Tool Works has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 24.3 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
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Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $10.31 and its forward P/E ratio is 22.8
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ITW has a Price to Earnings Growth (PEG) ratio of 5.9, which shows the company is potentially overvalued when we factor growth into the price to earnings calculus.
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The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 23.3 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
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Illinois Tool Works is part of the Industrials sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 20.49 and an average P/B of 3.78
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Illinois Tool Works has on average reported free cash flows of $2,359,250,000.00 over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of -7.7%