Roth Capital Has Positive Forecast for Snap-on Q4 Earnings

Snap-on Incorporated (NYSE:SNA - Free Report) - Research analysts at Roth Capital upped their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Snap-on in a report issued on Monday, April 21st. Roth Capital analyst S. Stember now expects that the company will post earnings of $5.04 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $4.97. The consensus estimate for Snap-on's current full-year earnings is $19.79 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Snap-on's Q4 2026 earnings at $5.51 EPS.

Snap-on (NYSE:SNA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 17th. The company reported $4.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.81 by ($0.30). The business had revenue of $1.14 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.20 billion. Snap-on had a net margin of 21.71% and a return on equity of 19.20%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $4.91 EPS.

SNA has been the subject of several other research reports. Robert W. Baird decreased their target price on Snap-on from $349.00 to $320.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 21st. Barrington Research reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $350.00 price objective on shares of Snap-on in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Longbow Research raised Snap-on from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $400.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 31st. StockNews.com cut shares of Snap-on from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, April 18th. Finally, Tigress Financial raised their target price on shares of Snap-on from $385.00 to $390.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Snap-on currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $350.83.

Snap-on Stock Down 0.7 %

Shares of SNA traded down $2.10 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $308.64. 262,956 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 357,221. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a quick ratio of 3.17 and a current ratio of 4.15. The company has a market cap of $16.18 billion, a PE ratio of 15.83, a PEG ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 0.84. The firm's 50 day moving average is $328.13 and its 200-day moving average is $338.23. Snap-on has a 52 week low of $252.98 and a 52 week high of $373.90.

Snap-on Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 10th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 20th will be issued a dividend of $2.14 per share. This represents a $8.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.77%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 20th. Snap-on's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 44.82%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Snap-on

In related news, CFO Aldo John Pagliari sold 6,860 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $339.05, for a total transaction of $2,325,883.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 107,096 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $36,310,898.80. This represents a 6.02 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Nicholas T. Pinchuk sold 22,700 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $335.32, for a total value of $7,611,764.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 793,932 shares in the company, valued at $266,221,278.24. This trade represents a 2.78 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 36,011 shares of company stock valued at $12,116,859 in the last 90 days. 3.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Snap-on

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Snap-on by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,404,599 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,174,233,000 after purchasing an additional 19,328 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of Snap-on by 29.2% in the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,819,403 shares of the company's stock valued at $617,651,000 after buying an additional 411,317 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Snap-on by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,806,278 shares of the company's stock worth $613,195,000 after acquiring an additional 77,486 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Snap-on by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,641,159 shares of the company's stock valued at $556,022,000 after acquiring 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 valued at $384,813,000 after purchasing an additional 127,859 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.88% of the company's stock.

Snap-on Company Profile

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.