NYSE: ITW · Specialty Industrial Machinery
Over the past week, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) saw 11 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Sell. The crowd averages 12% bullish but is far apart: News runs 37% bullish while X sits at just 0%. Wall Street is roughly in line with the crowd, with 2 of 16 analysts rating ITW a buy.
There is little buzz around ITW this week and some agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Sell.
Wall Street’s 13% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from X at 0% to News at 37%. 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 $301.79.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits just below the neutral line, momentum is cooling and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is a Sell.
Wall Street’s 13% buy share lands almost exactly on the crowd average of 12%. The split is inside the crowd: News reads 37% bullish while X sits at 0%, a 37-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) buzz held subdued around 14.2 while the price drifted up 5.3% 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 1.4M shares. Updated Aug 15, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, ITW lost 1.3%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 30.5 and was variable, swinging between 14.2 and 44.8. Recent volume is running below the 30-day average, pointing to quieter participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 13 of the 18 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 | Sell |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Hold (2 / 10 / 4) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 12% |
| Avg price target | $301.79 |
| Most bullish source | News, 37% |
| Most bearish source | X, 0% |
| Sentiment spread | 37 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 11 |
| Market cap | $82.82B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 26.4 · 25.6 |
| EPS · Beta | $11.02 · 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 sell signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 12% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 11 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 bearish on Illinois Tool Works (ITW), averaging 12% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are News at 37% bullish and X at 0%, a 37-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 $301.79. That lines up with the crowd average of 12% bullish.
Illinois Tool Works (ITW)'s cross-source average is bearish at 12% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. X reads 0% bullish, News reads 37% bullish and reddit coverage is the most negative at 0% bullish. The combined signal points to broad sell-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bearish for Illinois Tool Works (ITW) at 12% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. The most bearish reading is reddit at 0% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling across News. The sell signal carries 93/100 conviction.
News is the dominant discussion channel with 8 mentions (73% of total volume). X contributes 3 mentions. The cross-source average is bearish at 12% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. ITW's sell signal at 93/100 conviction reflects a bearish cross-source average at 12% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
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Peers are ranked first by matching the Sell signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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