ITWIllinois Tool Works
What is the market doing?
No clear lean: rangebound and insiders net selling (often routine).
Rangebound, no clear trend. Price is −1% vs its 200-day average.
Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 8, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).
Moderately shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, more than a week of normal trading to cover, a crowded exit.
Against the whole market›
Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.
Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.
How ITW is trading
Illinois Tool Works is +2.1% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 16 points behind the market.
1-year return · S&P 500 +18%
- vs 200-day average
- −0.98%
vs 200-day average · below trend, but not far
- RSI (14)
- 46
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- 11%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-09
- $264.03
- 1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
- −0.49%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +18%
- +2.1%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
- +35%
- vs 50-day average$276.62
- −4.5%
- 52-week high
- $297.72
- 52-week low
- $238.02
- Annualised volatility
- 22%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08
- −$12M
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +7.9% |
| 2025 | −0.43% |
| 2024 | −0.97% |
| 2023 | +22% |
| 2022 | −8.5% |
| 2021 | +24% |
| 2020 | +16% |
| 2019 | +46% |
| 2018 | −22% |
| 2017 | +39% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 6 of 10 | +1.9% |
| Feb | 10 | 6 of 10 | +0.65% |
| Mar | 10 | 5 of 10 | −1.6% |
| Apr | 10 | 4 of 10 | +0.20% |
| May | 10 | 6 of 10 | −0.67% |
| Jun | 10 | 6 of 10 | +1.6% |
| Jul | 11 | 10 of 11 | +5.5% |
| Aug | 11 | 5 of 11 | −0.81% |
| Sep | 11 | 5 of 11 | −1.1% |
| Oct | 11 | 6 of 11 | +2.0% |
| Nov | 10 | 10 of 10 | +6.3% |
| Dec | 10 | 3 of 10 | −0.56% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
Specialty Industrial Machinery
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