Snap-on Incorporated (NYSE:SNA - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Barrington Research lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Snap-on in a report released on Monday, April 21st. Barrington Research analyst G. Prestopino now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $4.48 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $4.90. Barrington Research currently has a "Outperform" rating and a $350.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Snap-on's current full-year earnings is $19.79 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Snap-on's Q4 2025 earnings at $4.68 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $4.90 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.90 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $5.39 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $20.16 EPS.
Snap-on (NYSE:SNA - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 17th. The company reported $4.51 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.81 by ($0.30). The business had revenue of $1.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.20 billion. Snap-on had a return on equity of 19.20% and a net margin of 21.71%. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $4.91 EPS.
Several other research firms have also recently commented on SNA. Robert W. Baird cut their price objective on shares of Snap-on from $349.00 to $320.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. Longbow Research upgraded Snap-on from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $400.00 target price on the stock in a report on Monday, March 31st. StockNews.com lowered shares of Snap-on from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, April 18th. Finally, Tigress Financial boosted their target price on Snap-on from $385.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Snap-on presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $350.83.
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Snap-on Price Performance
NYSE SNA opened at $301.41 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a quick ratio of 3.17 and a current ratio of 4.15. Snap-on has a 52-week low of $252.98 and a 52-week high of $373.90. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $330.06 and a 200 day simple moving average of $338.13. The stock has a market cap of $15.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.46, a PEG ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 0.84.
Snap-on Announces Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 24th were given a dividend of $2.14 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 24th. This represents a $8.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.84%. Snap-on's payout ratio is presently 44.82%.
Insider Transactions at Snap-on
In other Snap-on news, SVP Jesus Arregui sold 6,451 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $337.81, for a total value of $2,179,212.31. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 257 shares of the company's stock, valued at $86,817.17. This trade represents a 96.17 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Nicholas T. Pinchuk sold 22,700 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $335.32, for a total transaction of $7,611,764.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 793,932 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $266,221,278.24. The trade was a 2.78 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 36,011 shares of company stock valued at $12,116,859. 3.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Institutional Trading of Snap-on
Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Snap-on by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,404,599 shares of the company's stock worth $2,174,233,000 after buying an additional 19,328 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of Snap-on by 29.2% during the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,819,403 shares of the company's stock worth $617,651,000 after purchasing an additional 411,317 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Snap-on by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,806,278 shares of the company's stock worth $613,195,000 after purchasing an additional 77,486 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Snap-on by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,641,159 shares of the company's stock valued at $556,022,000 after purchasing an additional 27,700 shares during the period. Finally, Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its holdings in Snap-on by 12.8% during the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 1,128,317 shares of the company's stock worth $384,813,000 after buying an additional 127,859 shares during the period. 84.88% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
About Snap-on
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Snap-on Incorporated manufactures and markets tools, equipment, diagnostics, and repair information and systems solutions for professional users worldwide. It operates through Commercial & Industrial Group, Snap-on Tools Group, Repair Systems & Information Group, and Financial Services segments.
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