ITW News and Press, Illinois Tool Works Inc. From 02/20/19

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Quality is all well and good, and Illinois Tool Works ( ITW ) certainly has that, but growth and margin leverage tends to drive share price performance and ITW looks to be in shorter supply where those are concerned. Meaningful exposure to softer end-markets like auto, “general indust...

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Illinois Tool Works ( ITW ) is one of my favorite stocks on the market. The stock is one of the best vehicles to track the US economy, thanks to the company's exposure in key cyclical markets and excellent shareholder returns of the past few years. The problem, however, is that slower econom...