$43.29 1.04 (+2.46%)
2/9/2010 4:01 PM

Illinois Tool Works, Inc. (ITW)

CAPS Rating: 4 out of 5

The Company is a worldwide manufacturer of highly engineered products and specialty systems.

Current Price $43.29 Mkt Cap $21.68B
Open $42.71 P/E Ratio 21.78
Prev. Close $42.25 Div. (Yield) 1.24 (2.80%)
Daily Range $42.61 - $43.92 Volume 3,219,732
52-Wk Range $25.60 - $51.16 Avg. Daily Vol. 0

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Top ITW Bull/Bear Pitches

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Quicksilver121 (< 20)
Submitted March 18, 2009

ITW is a large company that allows their business units to manage their future. ITW supports the units with guidance (80/20 philosophy) and capital not bureaucracy. This allows their units to stay focused on what they need to do to grow their… More

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Member Avatar rufianno (94.80) Submitted: 12/18/2009 6:58:45 PM : Outperform Start Price: $47.67 ITW Score: -6.00

buy and hold

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Member Avatar SequoiaStocks (43.20) Submitted: 9/18/2009 10:18:01 AM : Outperform Start Price: $44.12 ITW Score: -2.44

This account tracks the performance of the investment firm Ruane, Cunniff, and Goldfarb - the investment manager of Sequoia Fund.

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Member Avatar TMFKopp (96.73) Submitted: 4/29/2009 2:39:35 PM : Outperform Start Price: $32.90 ITW Score: +8.51

Dividends anyone? Not only has ITW been consistently been paying dividends for a couple of decades, it has been consistently raising its dividend for a couple of decades. Over the ten years ending in 2008, ITW jacked up its annual payout from $0.27 per share to $1.18 per share, for average annual growth of about 16%.

http://www.fool.com/investing/dividends-income/2009/04/24/5-dynamic-dividend-stocks.aspx

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DrtThrwingMonkey

DrtThrwingMonkey (99.93) Score: +38.23

This seemed a good play on the eventual rebound of construction in the USA, but it has now gotten a bit ahead of itself and seems a bit pricy at 25 times earnings (Jan 2010).

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VALUEDIV 69.43 3/16/2009 Outperform NS $25.41 +70.62% +42.01% +28.61
drfarmertx 49.53 3/16/2009 Outperform NS $25.41 +70.62% +42.01% +28.61
schaafgregg < 20 10/28/2008 Outperform 5Y $28.37 +52.83% +25.47% +27.36 1 Comment
Quicksilver121 < 20 3/18/2009 Outperform 5Y $26.31 +64.79% +40.26% +24.53 2 Comments
dayofthedogs 73.03 10/27/2008 Outperform 5Y $28.95 +49.79% +27.38% +22.41
DustinCody 99.69 10/24/2008 Outperform NS $28.86 +50.24% +27.90% +22.34
396Chevelle < 20 3/19/2009 Outperform 5Y $27.46 +57.92% +36.18% +21.74
woodruffdavid 64.89 1/5/2007 Outperform 5Y $42.55 +1.74% -19.48% +21.21
kopfmensch < 20 12/21/2006 Outperform 1Y $42.68 +1.43% -19.76% +21.18 2 Comments
woodiegeo 85.50 11/5/2008 Outperform NS $32.92 +31.70% +10.78% +20.92 1 Comment

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TrackGoldmanSach < 20 12/7/2009 Outperform 1Y $48.12 -9.89% -3.48% -6.41 1 Comment
TrackUBS 86.41 11/18/2009 Outperform NS $50.77 -14.60% -3.18% -11.42
TrackWellsFargo 79.99 6/26/2009 Outperform NS $36.75 +17.98% +17.58% +0.39
TrackWMBlair 68.22 6/16/2009 Outperform NS $37.08 +16.95% +16.39% +0.56
TrackCreditSuiss 93.71 6/1/2009 Outperform NS $33.04 +31.25% +15.85% +15.41
TrackUBS 86.41 2/11/2009 Outperform NS $35.06 -8.73% +7.92% -16.65 5/28/2009 @ $32.00
TrackJPMorgan 84.77 2/3/2009 Outperform NS $32.26 +34.40% +31.51% +2.89
TrackBarclaysCap 94.55 12/9/2008 Underperform NS $30.46 +46.60% +21.18% -25.42 1/28/2010 @ $44.66
TrackUBS 86.41 2/28/2008 Outperform NS $49.37 -20.76% -22.65% +1.89 10/6/2008 @ $39.12
TrackRWBaird 87.04 1/9/2008 Outperform NS $44.86 -3.51% -19.66% +16.15
TrackLehmanBros 82.20 10/18/2007 Outperform NS $54.47 -20.53% -26.84% +6.31
TrackNWQ < 20 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $55.93 -22.59% -26.38% +3.78 2 Comments
TrackJohnRogers 60.21 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $55.93 -22.59% -26.38% +3.78 7 Comments
TrackSoros 85.49 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $55.93 -22.59% -26.38% +3.78 1 Comment
TrackVanDenBerg 79.30 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $57.17 -37.13% -38.54% +1.40 6/3/2009 @ $35.94 5 Comments
TrackBRogers 97.72 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $55.93 -22.59% -26.38% +3.78 4 Comments
TrackWMBlair 68.22 4/19/2007 Outperform NS $51.28 +6.47% -1.13% +7.60 11/15/2007 @ $54.60
TrackMichaelSivy 91.97 3/20/2007 Outperform 1Y $47.93 -9.68% -19.59% +9.91
TrackBearStearns 84.90 2/1/2007 Outperform NS $50.25 +16.83% +6.17% +10.65 10/1/2007 @ $58.71
TrackFBRCapitalM 79.92 10/19/2006 Outperform NS $42.91 +0.88% -16.53% +17.41
TrackJimCramer < 20 4/6/2006 Outperform 3W $44.21 -2.08% -12.09% +10.01

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