ITW News and Press, Illinois Tool Works Inc. From 09/13/22

Summary ESAB Corporation has exposure to tailwinds from its key markets, O&G and Automobile, which could accelerate growth in the near to mid terms. The TAM is huge (~$25bn) and ESAB has several opportunities to accelerate share gains in high-growth end-markets (grows 3-4x fas...

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Summary ESAB Corporation, a recent spinoff, is attractively valued compared to its main rival Lincoln Electric despite a similar level of profitability. If ESAB is able to maintain its pace of growth, the stock is significantly undervalued. Considering the possible downside in the...

After a scorching rebound between roughly mid-June and mid-August, the broader stock market has taken a turn as the economy begins to show signs of weakening. But there's no need to panic. Long-term investors are no strangers to economic cycles. And in many ways, economic cycles are sim...

Summary It was a good month for dividend growth investors, with double-digit boosts from multiple companies. Dover extended its dividend growth streak to 67 years - one of the longest among publicly traded companies - with a 1% increase. Another 12 companies will announce incr...

The answer to the question in the headline is $7,000. While I appreciate that this is not the usual figure readers might expect from such an article, it's not meant as a criticism. In fact, there's a case for buying 3M (NYSE: MMM) on a valuation basis, but it requires management...

Summary High-quality dividend growth stocks are filtered and analyzed based on historical and Future Fair values plus analyst estimates. Intel Corporation, Merck & Co, Expeditors International of Washington, MarketAxess, United Parcel Service, A. O. Smith, Visa, Mastercard, Qu...

Illinois Tool Works ( NYSE: ITW ) was reinitiated with a Neutral rating and price target of $220 a share by Bank of America. Concerns about an economic slowdown are a key reason for the rating, according to the analyst team led by Andrew Obin. ITW’s EPS will grow by 6...

During July of 2022, my passive income increased by 22.87%. This performance moves my year-to-date dividend growth rate to 23.65%. During July, I made 17 trades; 14 purchases and 3 sales. Another month, another step towards financial freedom (it never gets old writing th...

Johnson Controls remains a solid and conservatively managed company with the opportunity to capture robust future EPS growth. The current valuation appears to exceed peers and does not reflect recent challenges in growing EPS over the last five years. There is potential for gains,...