NYSE: ITW · Specialty Industrial Machinery
Over the past week, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) saw 10 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Buy. The crowd averages 58% bullish but is far apart: X runs 100% bullish while Reddit sits at just 0%. Wall Street is more cautious, with 2 of 16 analysts rating ITW a buy.
There is little buzz around ITW this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Buy.
Wall Street’s 13% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Reddit at 0% to X at 100%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
Across 16 analysts the consensus is a Hold: 2 buy calls against 4 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $301.86.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits above the neutral line, momentum is improving and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is a Buy.
The crowd runs 45 points hotter than the 13% analyst buy share, retail is ahead of the Street here. The split is inside the crowd: X reads 100% bullish while Reddit sits at 0%, a 100-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) buzz held subdued around 15.2 while the price drifted down 8.3% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 974K shares. Over the last 7 trading days, ITW lost 4.1%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 24.8 and was relatively stable, swinging between 15.2 and 29.9. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 10 of the 20 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Buy |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Hold (2 / 10 / 4) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 58% |
| Avg price target | $301.86 |
| Most bullish source | X, 100% |
| Most bearish source | Reddit, 0% |
| Sentiment spread | 100 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 10 |
| Market cap | $77.37B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 24.4 · 21.9 |
| EPS · Beta | $11.14 · 1.0 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $16.47B · 19% margin |
| Industry | Specialty Industrial Machinery |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) currently carries an Adanos buy signal with 90/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 58% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 10 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Illinois Tool Works (ITW) is fairly quiet with 0 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 2 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 0% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is stable, suggesting steady attention.
The crowd reads bullish on Illinois Tool Works (ITW), averaging 58% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are X at 100% bullish and Reddit at 0%, a 100-point spread. On the professional side, 2 of 16 analysts rate ITW a buy.
Of the 16 analysts covering Illinois Tool Works (ITW), 2 rate it a buy, 10 a hold and 4 a sell, for a hold consensus. The average price target is $301.86. The crowd is the more bullish of the two, averaging 58%.
Illinois Tool Works (ITW)'s cross-source average is bullish at 58% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish. X reads 100% bullish, News reads 75% bullish and reddit coverage is the most negative at 0% bullish. The combined signal points to broad buy-side pressure with 90/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bullish for Illinois Tool Works (ITW) at 58% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish. The most bearish reading is reddit at 0% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is rising across News. The buy signal carries 90/100 conviction.
News is the dominant discussion channel with 8 mentions (80% of total volume). X contributes 2 mentions. The cross-source average is bullish at 58% bullish, while news is the only source with rising 3-day activity. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. ITW's buy signal at 90/100 conviction reflects a bullish cross-source average at 58% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The ITW sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.
Peers are ranked first by matching the Buy signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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