Illinois Tool Works (ITW) Competitors $251.91 -4.06 (-1.59%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$252.30 +0.39 (+0.16%) As of 08/1/2025 06:30 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ITW vs. AIT, AOS, DCI, DE, DOV, GGG, IR, ITT, OI, and XYLShould you be buying Illinois Tool Works stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Illinois Tool Works include Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), A. O. Smith (AOS), Donaldson (DCI), Deere & Company (DE), Dover (DOV), Graco (GGG), Ingersoll Rand (IR), ITT (ITT), O-I Glass (OI), and Xylem (XYL). Illinois Tool Works vs. Its Competitors Applied Industrial Technologies A. O. Smith Donaldson Deere & Company Dover Graco Ingersoll Rand ITT O-I Glass Xylem Illinois Tool Works (NYSE:ITW) and Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability. Do analysts rate ITW or AIT? Illinois Tool Works presently has a consensus price target of $259.08, indicating a potential upside of 2.85%. Applied Industrial Technologies has a consensus price target of $285.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.91%. Given Applied Industrial Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Applied Industrial Technologies is more favorable than Illinois Tool Works.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Illinois Tool Works 3 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.83Applied Industrial Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more risk and volatility, ITW or AIT? Illinois Tool Works has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Industrial Technologies has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer ITW or AIT? In the previous week, Illinois Tool Works had 40 more articles in the media than Applied Industrial Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 50 mentions for Illinois Tool Works and 10 mentions for Applied Industrial Technologies. Applied Industrial Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Illinois Tool Works' score of 0.99 indicating that Applied Industrial Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Illinois Tool Works 25 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Applied Industrial Technologies 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is ITW or AIT more profitable? Illinois Tool Works has a net margin of 21.31% compared to Applied Industrial Technologies' net margin of 8.64%. Illinois Tool Works' return on equity of 90.89% beat Applied Industrial Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Illinois Tool Works21.31% 90.89% 19.17% Applied Industrial Technologies 8.64%22.01%12.83% Which has better earnings & valuation, ITW or AIT? Illinois Tool Works has higher revenue and earnings than Applied Industrial Technologies. Illinois Tool Works is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Applied Industrial Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIllinois Tool Works$15.90B4.64$3.49B$11.4122.08Applied Industrial Technologies$4.50B2.24$385.76M$9.9626.52 Is ITW or AIT a better dividend stock? Illinois Tool Works pays an annual dividend of $6.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Applied Industrial Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Illinois Tool Works pays out 52.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Applied Industrial Technologies pays out 18.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Illinois Tool Works has increased its dividend for 55 consecutive years and Applied Industrial Technologies has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Illinois Tool Works is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ITW or AIT? 79.8% of Illinois Tool Works shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Illinois Tool Works shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryIllinois Tool Works beats Applied Industrial Technologies on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Illinois Tool Works News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ITW and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ITW and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ITW vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIllinois Tool WorksMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$75.00B$12.90B$7.60B$20.69BDividend Yield2.34%23.76%4.56%3.67%P/E Ratio22.0830.3625.2229.07Price / Sales4.644.5998.6366.37Price / Cash22.0516.7127.7622.84Price / Book22.983.854.344.43Net Income$3.49B$520.95M$792.92M$994.22M7 Day Performance-3.80%-1.74%-1.88%-3.35%1 Month Performance-1.74%1.43%2.31%-2.06%1 Year Performance3.30%30.47%29.36%10.15% Illinois Tool Works Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ITWIllinois Tool Works4.6079 of 5 stars$251.91-1.6%$259.08+2.8%+4.0%$75.00B$15.90B22.0844,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst DowngradeAITApplied Industrial Technologies3.8085 of 5 stars$273.87+0.6%$285.00+4.1%+28.3%$10.43B$4.48B27.516,500Positive NewsAOSA. O. Smith4.6951 of 5 stars$71.15-1.3%$77.14+8.4%-14.7%$10.11B$3.79B19.8212,700Analyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionDCIDonaldson3.728 of 5 stars$71.94+0.0%$70.00-2.7%-3.7%$8.39B$3.65B24.1514,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementDEDeere & Company4.4519 of 5 stars$510.38-1.4%$515.50+1.0%+40.0%$138.22B$51.72B24.6975,800Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionDOVDover4.7827 of 5 stars$185.28-0.7%$213.92+15.5%-2.3%$25.41B$7.75B11.1824,000Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionGGGGraco4.2735 of 5 stars$84.53-0.1%$94.50+11.8%+0.2%$14.01B$2.11B29.984,300Analyst RevisionIRIngersoll Rand4.4518 of 5 stars$88.07-0.2%$100.92+14.6%-17.7%$35.53B$7.24B43.6021,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionGap DownITTITT4.2228 of 5 stars$162.50+0.6%$173.25+6.6%+17.8%$12.78B$3.63B25.8211,700Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastOIO-I Glass4.8545 of 5 stars$14.41-1.1%$17.20+19.4%+2.6%$2.23B$6.51B-11.4221,000Earnings ReportXYLXylem3.6826 of 5 stars$132.41-0.1%$149.29+12.7%+6.5%$32.22B$8.56B35.5923,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AIT Alternatives AOS Alternatives DCI Alternatives DE Alternatives DOV Alternatives GGG Alternatives IR Alternatives ITT Alternatives OI Alternatives XYL Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ITW) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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