ITW News and Press, Illinois Tool Works Inc. From 01/09/20

GLENVIEW, Ill., Jan. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) will issue its fourth quarter and full year 2019 results on Friday, January 31, 2020 at 7:00 a.m. CST. Following the release, ITW will hold its fourth quarter and full year 2019 earnings conference call a...

In this piece, my aim is to achieve several things. One, I’ll break down my December trading activity like I usually do in my monthly portfolio recaps. Two, I’ll break down December’s dividend income and y/y growth. Three, I’ll break down full year dividend income...

Credit where due - not only has Colfax ( CFX ) management reduced the cyclicality of the business in a relatively short time, it has also added a credible acyclical healthcare platform and improved the execution of its ESAB welding business. That progress has translated into strong outperforma...

With the earnings cycle about to ramp up again, this is a good time for investors to put together watch lists to take advantage of any earnings or guidance “freak outs”, not to mention sector-wide moves on revised expectations for 2020. Given that industrials have started to soft...

Source Introduction This article is a follow-up to a series of articles I recently wrote about how to avoid losses and profit from sentiment cycles. Part one of the series "Ignore Sentiment Cycles At Your Own Risk" explained what sentiment cycles are, and how even the stocks of high-...

The industrials sector ( XLI ) started 2020 with a bang, up close to 2% on first day of trading on economic optimisms led by the manufacturing sector, which has been in contractionary territory for 5 consecutive months based on the ISM indicator. However, the hopes were dampened on Friday as t...

This excerpt from my January newsletter discusses relative valuation levels between various asset classes and my general expectations for the next decade, based on available data. The Current Regime Beginning 3-4 months ago, there have been several reversals in the market that continued ov...

As 2020 starts, I like to look ahead and think about some dividend growth stocks for the New Year. But before I proceed, let's first take a look at how I did from my last New Year's quick picks. Last year, I suggested 3M Company ( MMM ), Illinois Tool Works ( ITW ), United Parcel Service ( UPS...

Actionable Conclusions (1-10): Analysts Expect 6.18% To 16.06% Aristocrat Net Gains By January 2021 Four of the ten top Aristocrats by yield were verified as being among these top ten gainers for the coming year based on analyst 1-year target prices (They are tinted gray in the chart below...

A good run The portfolio was up 6.06% in Q4 and 26.79% for 2019. The four-year gain has been 62.40%. We've had several good runs since I began investing in 1982. At some point, we'll have a bear market. Don't get complacent. During 2019, we began taking monthly distributions from my IRA. I...