Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Illinois Tool Works, Inc shares valued at $1,803,074 were sold by SCHEUNEMAN RANDALL J on Sep 11 ’25. At $265.08 per share, SCHEUNEMAN RANDALL J sold 6,802 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 10,314 shares worth approximately $2.72 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, SCHEUNEMAN RANDALL J purchased 6,802 shares, netting a total of over 1,803,070 in proceeds.
Before that, Schott Jennifer Kaplan had added 3,536 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $871,023, the Former Officer bought Illinois Tool Works, Inc shares for $246.33 each.
As published in a research note from Barclays on August 14, 2025, Illinois Tool Works, Inc [ITW] has been rated down from an Equal weight to an Underweight and the price target has been revised to $243. Analysts at Truist downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in late July. As of May 07, 2025, BofA Securities has decreased its “Neutral” rating to a “an Underperform” for ITW. Earlier on February 19, 2025, Deutsche Bank upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Hold” for ITW stock which previously was a “a Sell”.
Analyzing ITW Stock Performance
On last trading session, Illinois Tool Works, Inc [NYSE: ITW] rose 0.42% to $263.59. The stock’s lowest price that day was $262.28, but it reached a high of $265.23 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.04%. Over the course of the year, Illinois Tool Works, Inc shares have jumped approximately 3.32%.
Is Illinois Tool Works, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Illinois Tool Works, Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 0.42 million shares to 6.5 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 6.09 million shares. A jump of 6.41% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 6.24 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 6.24.
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In terms of Illinois Tool Works, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 265 in the next 12 months, up nearly 0.96% from the previous closing price of $262.48. Analysts anticipate Illinois Tool Works, Inc stock to reach 283 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 December 05, 2024, Barclays assigned a price target of “an Equal weight” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $270.
