Illinois Tool Works Inc

In a press release today, 3M (MMM) announced that it’s committed to implementing a 100% renewable electricity program in all of its facilities around the world.

In a press release today, Deere (DE) announced the key dates for the first quarter of 2019’s dividend.

Today, American industrial giant Caterpillar’s (CAT) stock was trading on a negative note in the premarket session.

Today, the 3M Company made an announcement that its board of directors would be nominating CEO Mike Roman to the position of chairman.

In a press release on January 14, Caterpillar said that it will announce its fourth-quarter earnings results before the market opens on January 28.

Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) is scheduled to announce its fourth-quarter earnings on January 22 before the market opens.

On January 9, 3M (MMM) announced that it has entered into a collaboration with ON Semiconductor to improve the road safety.

To be eligible for the dividend, investors should hold Deere stock as of December 31. Deere is expected to pay dividends on February 1.

Among the 21 analysts tracking Illinois Tool Works stock, 19% recommended a “buy,” 67% recommended a “hold,” and 5% recommended a “sell.”

As of December 20, Illinois Tool Works’ dividend yield stood at 2.84%—an increase of 32 basis points compared to the third quarter.

In the first three quarters of 2018, Illinois Tool Works has generated a free cash flow of $1.72 billion.

The 13F filings on September 30 indicated that institutional investors own ~87.9% of Stanley Black & Decker’s (SWK) outstanding shares.

For the fourth quarter, Stanley Black & Decker declared a dividend of $0.66 per share.

In the latest short interest report, the data indicated that Illinois Tool Works’ short interest was at its highest point of 2018.

In this article, we’ll see whether ITW’s free cash flow can help to reduce its debt.

Illinois Tool Works (ITW), a specialized industrial equipment manufacturer, reported debt of $7.40 billion at the end of the third quarter.

Cummins (CMI) announced that it would display the new QSG12 50 HZ diesel generator series at the MATELEC show in Madrid, Spain.

SWK stock bounced back sharply after falling due to its third-quarter earnings. The stock gained 12.7% and closed at $124.24 last week.

Cummins (CMI) reported its third-quarter earnings today before the markets opened. The engine manufacturer (IYJ) beat Thomson Reuters’ adjusted EPS estimate by a wide margin.

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) reported its third-quarter earnings on October 24. The company reported an EPS of $1.90.

Caterpillar’s (CAT) Resource Industries segment is the smallest contributor to the company’s overall revenue.

Caterpillar (CAT) reported revenues of $13.51 billion in the third quarter, an increase of 23.7% on a YoY (year-over-year) basis.

Honeywell’s (HON) Home and Building Technologies segment contributed 23.4% of the company’s total revenue in the third quarter.

Currently, Caterpillar is trading 8.5% below its 100-day moving average of $143.54, which implies weakness in its stock.

General Electric (GE) has a consensus rating of 2.76 from analysts’ surveyed by Thomson Reuters, which indicates a “hold” recommendation.

In the second quarter, the SEC’s 13F filings from institutional investors indicate that they own 66.7% of Caterpillar’s (CAT) outstanding shares.

General Electric (GE) was famous for its sustained dividend payments and dividend increases.

On September 7, US industrial conglomerate General Electric (GE) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per share on its outstanding common stock.

On August 3, Illinois Tool Works stock ended positively. For the week ending August 3, the stock declined ~0.5% and closed at $139.55.

General Electric, a former dividend aristocrat, hasn’t been able to retain that label with the events in the recent past.

On June 8, General Electric (GE) announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per share on its outstanding common stock.

Stanley Black & Decker stock performance in 2018 Stanley Black & Decker’s (SWK) stock has been struggling so far in 2018. On a year-to-date basis, the stock has left investors poorer by 15.1%. Its other industrial peers, Dover (DOV), Illinois Tool Works (ITW) and 3M (MMM) are also in red and have declined by 3.4%, 12.6%, and […]

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SWK is expected to deliver yet another solid earnings performance in 1Q18.

General Electric (GE) announced a 50% cut in its quarterly cash dividend to shareowners in November 2017.

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General Electric (GE) announced its 4Q17 earnings on January 24, 2018. The company’s adjusted earnings came in at $0.27 per share, 6% below analyst estimates of $0.29.

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Emersion Electric’s (EMR) 2016 net sales fell 11.0% due to a fall in every segment.

GE proved analysts wrong by surpassing their 2Q17 revenue estimates of $28.9 billion. However, the most vivid aspect of its results was the 12% fall in its quarterly revenue.

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LEG rose by 0.27% to close at $51.84 per share during the fifth week of August, with weekly, monthly, and YTD price movements were 0.27%, -1.8%, and 25.1%.

Komatsu is the largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment in Japan. Its the second-largest globally, after US-based Caterpillar (CAT).

Joy Global’s fiscal 3Q16 EPS estimate is ~$0.11 per share. The company witnessed EPS of -$0.12 and -$0.01 in fiscal 1Q16 and fiscal 2Q16, respectively.

Leggett & Platt (LEG) has a market capitalization of $7.2 billion. The stock fell by 1.3% to close at $51.87 per share on August 1, 2016.

Roper Technologies (ROP) announced its 2Q16 results on July 25, 2016, before Market hours. The company missed its earnings forecasts for 2Q16, sending ROP shares downward.

Lincoln Electric’s (LECO) 2Q16 revenue for 2Q16 was $592.4 million, nearly 0.5% above Market consensus of $589.7 million.

Mining equipment supply and services to US coal mining companies accounted for 76% of Joy Global’s US revenue.

From its acquisition of Joy Global, Komatsu expects to double the size of its manufacturing equipment business and to strengthen its core mining business.

For fiscal 2016, Lincoln Electric is targeting $400 million of share repurchases while $399 million was achieved in fiscal 2015.

For over 120 years, Lincoln Electric (LECO) has designed and manufactured welding and cutting products. It has a global position in the brazing and soldering alloy market.

The diversified industrials company Dover Corporation (DOV) is expected to declare its 2Q16 earnings on July 19, 2016. In 1Q16, Dover’s management downgraded its sales guidance, citing weaker fundamentals in the oil and gas markets

As a large industrial conglomerate, GE’s performance relates to the performance of the macroeconomy. So you could say it’s cyclical in nature.

General Electric (GE) will release its 2Q16 earnings on July 22. The estimate for its 2Q16 revenue is ~$23.5 billion, which is 18.2% less than its 2Q15 revenue.

General Electric (GE) is scheduled to release its 2Q16 earnings on July 22. The release will contain key financial and operating metrics from April 1 through June 30.

Joy Global’s (JOY) fiscal 2Q16 revenues came in at $602 million, which was below the analyst estimate of $606 million.

Joy Global’s (JOY) fiscal 2Q16 EPS (earnings per share) estimate is ~-$0.01. In fiscal 1Q16, JOY’s EPS came in at -$0.23, which was below the Market’s expectation of -$0.12.

Joy Global (JOY) will release its fiscal 2Q16 earnings on June 2, 2016. The estimate for fiscal 2Q16 revenue is ~$605.6 million.

Emerson’s (EMR) consolidated revenues fell 8.7% year-over-year to $4.9 billion in 2Q16.

Dover (DOV), a diversified industrials (XLI) company, released its 1Q16 earnings before the Market opened on April 21, 2016. The stock reacted negatively to the company’s performance.

Stanley Black & Decker’s industrials segment is its smallest business unit by sales contribution.

Stanley Security is Stanley Black & Decker’s (SWK) second-largest business unit and contributed to 18.9% of the company’s sales in 1Q16.

Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) derives more than half of its tools and storage sales from the United States, making it the company’s largest regional market.

Stanley Black & Decker’s (SWK) tools and storage business, its largest unit, contributed to 63.9% of total sales in the first quarter of 2016.

General Electric (GE) stock has outperformed since mid-2015. It comes on the back of its plan to take away a significant portion of its GE capital business.

General Electric (GE) will release its 1Q16 earnings on April 22, 2016. The estimate for 1Q16 revenue is $28 billion, which is 5% lower than $33.8 billion in 1Q15.

For fiscal 2015, Lincoln Electric (LECO) successfully gave back $486 million to its shareholders.

Stanley Black & Decker’s (SWK) long-term debt was roughly the same as last year at $3.8 billion. 26% of the total long-term debt, or $998 million, will mature by 2020.

For fiscal 2015, Lincoln Electric (LECO) successfully gave back $486 million to its shareholders.

The global welding product market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.5% until 2020. The market is expected to touch $23.8 billion by the end of 2020.

In fiscal 2015, Lincoln Electric’s (LECO) Asia-Pacific Welding segment contributed approximately 7% to its total revenue and 2% to its consolidated operating profit.

In fiscal 2015, Lincoln Electric’s (LECO) Europe Welding segment contributed approximately 13% to its total revenue, as well as 8% to its consolidated operating profit.

For over 120 years, Lincoln Electric (LECO) has designed and manufactured welding and cutting products. It has a global position in the brazing and soldering alloy market.

During 2015, Joy Global’s (JOY) Surface Mining segment contributed 46% to the company’s total revenues. Its operating margin stood at 11.5% in 2015.

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During the third quarter, Manitowoc’s cash from continuing operations was $59.9 million versus $116.1 million in the prior-year quarter.

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