ITW News and Press, Illinois Tool Works Inc. From 06/20/20

Introduction The Dividend Champions list is a monthly compilation of companies which have consistently increased their annual dividend payouts, and the latest edition may be found here . However, since this list is only produced once per month, the data in it can quickly get out of date. Fu...

The idea behind buying these three stocks is the same. They all have dividend yields above 3% and the potential to grow earnings significantly in the future. The downside should be protected by the dividend while the upside comes from releasing the value inherent in each company. Let's take a l...

This article is part of a series that provides an ongoing analysis of the changes made to Ariel Investments’ 13F stock portfolio on a quarterly basis. It is based on Ariel Investments’ regulatory 13F Form filed on 05/14/2020. John Rogers’ 13F portfolio value decreased ~3...

Even excellent, quality businesses can become bad investments if purchased at high valuations. We believe that is the case with Illinois Tool Works ( ITW ) right now. The company is trading at very high valuation levels even in the midst of an economic recession. ITW is arguably one of the bes...

On Monday, the S&P 500 went positive for the year to top off a 45% surge from its 52-week low on March 23. While it's been a good ride up, many investors are wondering where to go from here. Here are three top industrial stocks capable of overcoming setbacks from COVID-19, and gr...

Another month, another step towards financial freedom. I'll tell you what, it never gets old saying that. I just finished tallying up my May dividend income, and I'm pleased to announce that my dividend growth portfolio produced 15.6% y/y growth when it comes to my passive income stream. Con...

It's been just under 6 months since I wrote about Illinois Tool Works ( ITW ), and the shares have had a tumultuous ride in that time. They are up slightly since then, compared to a 1.5% loss for the S&P 500. Since the company has obviously posted results since then, I thought I'd look i...

Article Thesis General Electric ( GE ), which has had more than its fair share of problems during the last couple of years, has run into a range of additional problems caused by the coronavirus pandemic. This includes, but is not limited to, headwinds for its aircraft engine business, which ...

Introduction This article is a follow-up to a series of articles I recently wrote about how to avoid losses and how to profit from sentiment cycles. If you are already familiar with the strategy, feel free to skip down to the "Highlighted Stock of the Month" section and read from there. If y...

The market has an odd combination of pessimism and positivity priced into it over the last week. Ironically, not much has really changed other than Jay Powell reiterating the Federal Reserve's commitment to using as much firepower as necessary to stabilize the markets and what seems like regul...