01:50 AM EDT, 08/01/2025 (MT Newswires) -- CFRA, an independent research provider, has provided MT Newswires with the following research alert. Analysts at CFRA have summarized their opinion as follows:

We lift our 12-month target to $225 (from $220) following ITW's Q2 print, valuing shares at 20x our 2026 EPS estimate of $11.25 (up from $11.02; 2025 EPS outlook raised by $0.12 to $10.32), below ITW's long-term multiple average but near other machinery peers. ITW's margin trajectory remained positive in the second quarter, though organic sales were less so, being flat over the prior year amid mixed underlying segment performance. In contrast to other industrial machinery peers, ITW has been less aggressive in capturing secular growth trends and higher growth markets via M&A (reshoring, data centers, power generation), a move that we believe will position ITW for slower growth looking ahead. In our view, multiple expansion will be challenged if organic sales fail to reaccelerate. We keep ITW shares at Sell.