Analyst Consensus ?
ConsensusHold28 ratings
Bullish517.9%
Neutral1450.0%
Bearish932.1%
FN2 Earnings Intelligence
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Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) analyst consensus, price targets, and firm-level rating history from FN2 Research.
Analyst 52W Price Targets
$273.59Current
$187Low
$255.4Average
$300High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 27, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP Morgan | Neutral | Overweight | Downgrade | Oct 9, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Underperform | Underperform | Maintain | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Baird | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Underweight | Underweight | Maintain | May 4, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 4, 2026 |
| Barclays | Underweight | Underweight | Maintain | Apr 1, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Sell | Neutral | Downgrade | Dec 16, 2025 |
| B of A Securities | Neutral | Underperform | Upgrade | Nov 18, 2025 |
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 31, 2025 |
| Stifel | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jul 31, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Dec 6, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Underweight | Underweight | Maintain | Aug 3, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 2, 2023 |
| Deutsche Bank | Sell | Sell | Maintain | Apr 12, 2023 |
| Vertical Research | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 3, 2023 |
| BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | May 3, 2021 |
| CFRA | Sell | Sell | Maintain | Jan 31, 2020 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jul 29, 2019 |
| Northcoast Research | Sell | Neutral | Downgrade | Jun 26, 2019 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 26, 2019 |
| Bank of America | Underperform | Neutral | Downgrade | Feb 5, 2019 |
| Seaport Global | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Oct 25, 2018 |
| Argus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 5, 2018 |
| RBC Capital | Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Nov 25, 2014 |
| ISI Group | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Aug 7, 2014 |
| Tigress Financial | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Mar 12, 2013 |
| Barrington Research | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 24, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $273.59. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $277 | $264.71 | +1.2% | Oct 9, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $297 | $260.93 | +8.6% | Oct 5, 2026 |
| UBS | Steven Fisher | $300 | $296.5 | +9.7% | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $297 | $295.16 | +8.6% | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Nigel Coe | $286 | $266.56 | +4.5% | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $301 | $268.97 | +10.0% | Jul 2, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $272 | $254.72 | -0.6% | May 11, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Joseph O'Dea | $255 | $255.47 | -6.8% | May 4, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $254 | $258.01 | -7.2% | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Barclays | Julian Mitchell | $275 | $293.57 | +0.5% | Feb 9, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $280 | $290.33 | +2.3% | Feb 4, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $285 | $290.71 | +4.2% | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Mircea Dobre | $278 | $278.91 | +1.6% | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Joseph O'Dea | $270 | $278.91 | -1.3% | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $253 | $278.91 | -7.5% | Feb 3, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $230 | $259.07 | -15.9% | Dec 16, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $275 | $245.75 | +0.5% | Oct 27, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $244 | $246.98 | -10.8% | Oct 27, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $265 | $247.12 | -3.1% | Oct 27, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $258 | $247.48 | -5.7% | Oct 27, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Joseph O'Dea | $245 | $245.75 | -10.4% | Oct 27, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $298 | $255.75 | +8.9% | Oct 8, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | David Raso | $265 | $259.22 | -3.1% | Aug 19, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $283 | $253.67 | +3.4% | Jul 31, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $252 | $255.89 | -7.9% | Mar 26, 2025 |
| Barclays | Julian Mitchell | $260 | $274.48 | -5.0% | Mar 10, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Joseph O'Dea | $250 | $248.59 | -8.6% | Jan 7, 2025 |
| CFRA | Jonathan Sakraida | $250 | $247.57 | -8.6% | Sep 10, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Joseph O'Dea | $236 | $249.34 | -13.7% | Jul 31, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Jamie Cook | $281 | $249.34 | +2.7% | Jul 31, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Joseph O'Dea | $244 | $244.11 | -10.8% | May 1, 2024 |
| Wolfe Research | Nigel Coe | $250 | $262.94 | -8.6% | Apr 8, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Jamie Cook | $303 | $262.67 | +10.7% | Mar 13, 2024 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $172 | $183.33 | -37.1% | Oct 3, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $191 | $206.61 | -30.2% | Aug 3, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $187 | $204.9 | -31.6% | Aug 3, 2022 |
| Jefferies | Stephen Volkmann | $195 | $193.4 | -28.7% | Jul 26, 2022 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $167 | $185.64 | -39.0% | Jul 8, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $185 | $182.99 | -32.4% | Jun 29, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $182 | $204.12 | -33.5% | May 31, 2022 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $180 | $199.78 | -34.2% | May 24, 2022 |
| UBS | Steven Fuller | $243 | $201.77 | -11.2% | May 21, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $187 | $209.05 | -31.6% | May 4, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Analyst unavailable | $261 | $208.85 | -4.6% | May 4, 2022 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $192 | $204.2 | -29.8% | May 4, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Nicole DeBlase | $226 | $199.7 | -17.4% | May 2, 2022 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Nathan Jones | $202 | $203.35 | -26.2% | Apr 23, 2022 |
| Barclays | Julian Mitchell | $200 | $206.43 | -26.9% | Apr 5, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Jamie Cook | $284 | $245.63 | +3.8% | Jan 13, 2022 |
| BMO Capital | Joel Tiss | $235 | $232.65 | -14.1% | Dec 2, 2021 |
| Jefferies | Stephen Volkmann | $260 | $224.16 | -5.0% | Oct 28, 2021 |
| UBS | Steven Fisher | $253 | $223.32 | -7.5% | Aug 5, 2021 |
| Wolfe Research | Nigel Coe | $243 | $223.8 | -11.2% | Jul 12, 2021 |
| Argus Research | John Eade | $260 | $230.68 | -5.0% | May 5, 2021 |
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