Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Illinois Tool Works, Inc shares valued at $871,023 were purchased by Schott Jennifer Kaplan on Jun 12 ’25. At $246.33 per share, Schott Jennifer Kaplan acquired 3,536 shares.
Also, SMITH DAVID BYRON JR purchased 872 shares, netting a total of over 210,292 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $241.16 each, the insider now holds 122,884 shares.
Before that, Schott Jennifer Kaplan had added 3,559 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $871,955, the Former Officer bought Illinois Tool Works, Inc shares for $245.00 each.
As published in a research note from BofA Securities on May 07, 2025, Illinois Tool Works, Inc [ITW] has been rated down from a Neutral to an Underperform and the price target has been revised to $220. Analysts at Deutsche Bank upgraded the stock from ‘”a Sell”‘ to ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in mid February. As of December 05, 2024, Barclays has increased its “an Underweight” rating to a “an Equal weight” for ITW. Earlier on November 13, 2024, Evercore ISI downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Underperform” for ITW stock which previously was a “an In-line”.
Analyzing ITW Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Illinois Tool Works, Inc [NYSE: ITW] rose 0.72% to $259.75. The stock’s lowest price that day was $256.79, but it reached a high of $260.25 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.79%. Over the course of the year, Illinois Tool Works, Inc shares have jumped approximately 11.41%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $278.13 on 03/10/25 and a 52-week low of $214.66 on 04/08/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Illinois Tool Works, Inc (ITW)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 257.61, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 255.47. In the upper region, resistance lies at 261.07. The next price resistance is at 262.39. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 67.09 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Illinois Tool Works, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Illinois Tool Works, Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-06-13 dropping by -1.14 million shares to 6.42 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 7.57 million shares. A decline of -17.8% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 6.99 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 6.99.
Which companies own the most shares of Illinois Tool Works, Inc (ITW)?
In terms of Illinois Tool Works, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 252 in the next 12 months, down nearly -2.29% from the previous closing price of $257.9. Analysts anticipate Illinois Tool Works, Inc stock to reach 252 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 252. In spite of this, 8 analysts ranked Illinois Tool Works, Inc stock as Sell at the end of 2025. On March 14, 2024, Truist assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $301.
