ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 9 (better than 9% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Illinois Tool Works are critical, mostly below average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators below average for Illinois Tool Works. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 70, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 70% of alternative investment opportunities. But all other ranks are below average. The consolidated Value Rank has a rank of 30, which means that the share price of Illinois Tool Works is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. The consolidated Growth Rank also has a low rank of 18, meaning that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth, and stock returns. This means that growth is lower than for 18% of competitors in the same industry. Finally, the consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 19 which means that the company has a riskier financing structure than 81% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more