$49.51 -0.21 (-0.42%)
11/20/2009 4:00 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 $49.51 Mkt Cap $24.8B
Open $49.42 P/E Ratio 37.10
Prev. Close $49.72 Div. (Yield) 1.24 (2.50%)
Daily Range $49.15 - $49.65 Volume 2,455,261
52-Wk Range $25.60 - $51.16 Avg. Daily Vol. 3,808,000

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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 SequoiaStocks (< 20) Submitted: 9/18/2009 10:18:01 AM : Outperform Start Price: $44.41 ITW Score: +8.87

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 (96.53) Submitted: 4/29/2009 2:39:35 PM : Outperform Start Price: $33.11 ITW Score: +23.90

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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Member Avatar onionbagdotcom (< 20) Submitted: 3/25/2009 12:05:03 AM : Outperform Start Price: $29.88 ITW Score: +29.75

This company is extremely diversified.

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VALUEDIV

VALUEDIV (78.97) Score: +48.87

The Score Leader is the member with the highest score across all their picks in ITW.

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Pick 		Member Name Member
Rating 		Start
Date 		Call Time
Frame 		Start
Price 		Stock
Gain 		S&P
Gain 		Score Commentary
VALUEDIV 78.97 3/16/2009 Outperform NS $25.58 +93.58% +44.71% +48.87
drfarmertx 55.43 3/16/2009 Outperform NS $25.58 +93.58% +44.71% +48.87
schaafgregg 95.24 10/28/2008 Outperform 5Y $28.55 +73.39% +27.85% +45.54 1 Comment
Quicksilver121 < 20 3/18/2009 Outperform 5Y $26.48 +86.95% +42.92% +44.03 2 Comments
396Chevelle < 20 3/19/2009 Outperform 5Y $27.63 +79.17% +38.77% +40.40
dayofthedogs 80.34 10/27/2008 Outperform 5Y $29.13 +69.94% +29.80% +40.14
DustinCody 99.00 10/24/2008 Outperform NS $29.05 +70.45% +30.33% +40.12
barbil 74.94 3/23/2009 Outperform 5Y $27.70 +78.72% +40.43% +38.30
TheMajestic 43.63 3/23/2009 Outperform 1Y $27.70 +78.72% +40.43% +38.30
keith60 97.76 3/23/2009 Outperform 1Y $27.70 +78.72% +40.43% +38.30
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Wall Street

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Member Name Member
Rating		 Start
Date		 Call Time
Frame		 Start
Price		 Stock
Gain		 S&P
Gain		 Score End Date Commentary
TrackUBS 88.39 11/18/2009 Outperform NS $51.10 -3.11% -1.34% -1.77
TrackWachovia < 20 6/26/2009 Outperform NS $36.99 +33.85% +19.82% +14.03
TrackWMBlair < 20 6/16/2009 Outperform NS $37.31 +32.68% +18.61% +14.08
TrackCreditSuiss 90.95 6/1/2009 Outperform NS $33.25 +48.91% +18.05% +30.86
TrackUBS 88.39 2/11/2009 Outperform NS $35.06 -8.73% +7.92% -16.65 5/28/2009 @ $32.00
TrackJPMorgan 73.67 2/3/2009 Outperform NS $32.47 +52.48% +34.01% +18.47
TrackBarclaysCap 86.21 12/9/2008 Underperform NS $30.66 +61.48% +24.24% -37.24
TrackUBS 88.39 2/28/2008 Outperform NS $49.37 -20.76% -22.65% +1.89 10/6/2008 @ $39.12
TrackRWBaird 81.68 1/9/2008 Outperform NS $45.15 +9.65% -18.01% +27.66
TrackLehmanBros 66.51 10/18/2007 Outperform NS $54.82 -9.69% -25.33% +15.64
TrackNWQ < 20 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $56.29 -12.04% -24.86% +12.82 2 Comments
TrackBRogers 96.87 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $56.29 -12.04% -24.86% +12.82 4 Comments
TrackSoros 24.12 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $56.29 -12.04% -24.86% +12.82 1 Comment
TrackJohnRogers < 20 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $56.29 -12.04% -24.86% +12.82 7 Comments
TrackVanDenBerg 69.91 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $57.17 -37.13% -38.54% +1.40 6/3/2009 @ $35.94 5 Comments
TrackWMBlair < 20 4/19/2007 Outperform NS $51.28 +6.47% -0.23% +6.71 11/15/2007 @ $54.60
TrackMichaelSivy 91.53 3/20/2007 Outperform 1Y $48.24 +2.64% -17.93% +20.57
TrackBearStearns 81.70 2/1/2007 Outperform NS $50.25 +16.83% +6.17% +10.65 10/1/2007 @ $58.71
TrackFBRCapitalM 73.72 10/19/2006 Outperform NS $43.19 +14.64% -14.81% +29.45
TrackJimCramer 36.31 4/6/2006 Outperform 3W $44.49 +11.28% -10.28% +21.56

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