Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) — RQD Stock Rating Cockpit
Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) earns a Roarable Rating of B (Buy) with 72/100 RQD Confidence. High-quality cash engine (53% profit margin, 23% return on capital) with steady institutional support. Even if the broader market gets choppy, the company’s underlying cash engine and big-money support put the odds in buyers’ favor.
Real cash coming in backs up reported profits (53% profit margin and healthy balance-sheet cushion).
Big funds and company insiders are mostly holding steady without aggressive buying or panic selling.
Clean SEC fine-print check with low hidden accounting risk and favorable interest-rate weather.
2-of-3 JEV AI Jury Bullish on ITW
23.4% ROIC with 52.9% gross margin and 3.38% FCF yield.
Altman-Z 10.74 and Piotroski 6/9 pass balance-sheet audit.
Put/Call 0.73x with 22/40 institutional & insider flow.
- ✓Strong cash generator (53% profit margin)—profits are backed by real money, not accounting tricks.
- ✓Clean SEC annual filing review with no major hidden accounting time-bombs.
- !Broader market pullbacks can still drag down strong stocks in the short run.
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ITW Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure
Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).
vs. +0.9% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).
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100% OPEN ACCESS • SEC EDGAR × CBOE × FREDShould I buy, hold, or sell ITW stock right now?
Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) currently earns a Roarable Rating of B (Buy — BUY) with 72/100 RQD Confidence. High-quality cash engine (53% profit margin, 23% return on capital) with steady institutional support.
What is ITW's 12-month price target and RQD AI Jury consensus?
ITW's 12-month base price target is $299.13 (range $230.75 to $352.97), backed by transparent SEC XBRL cash-flow, Form 4 insider, and CBOE options flow analysis.