ITT Inc. (NYSE:ITT – Get Free Report)’s share price hit a new 52-week high on Tuesday after DA Davidson raised their price target on the stock from $140.00 to $155.00. DA Davidson currently has a buy rating on the stock. ITT traded as high as $135.33 and last traded at $134.99, with a volume of 10513 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $133.87.
A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on ITT. StockNews.com lowered ITT from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 6th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on ITT from $122.00 to $131.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 19th. Finally, Citigroup raised their price objective on ITT from $122.00 to $134.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, December 11th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, ITT presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $124.57.
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ITT Stock Performance
The firm has a market cap of $11.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.38, a PEG ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 1.42. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $124.68 and its 200 day moving average is $112.25.
ITT (NYSE:ITT – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 8th. The conglomerate reported $1.34 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $1.34. The company had revenue of $829.10 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $814.38 million. ITT had a net margin of 12.50% and a return on equity of 17.91%. ITT’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.29 earnings per share. On average, research analysts anticipate that ITT Inc. will post 5.76 EPS for the current year.
ITT Increases Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 1st. Investors of record on Friday, March 8th will be issued a $0.319 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 7th. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.94%. This is a boost from ITT’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. ITT’s dividend payout ratio is currently 25.81%.
ITT Company Profile
ITT Inc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells engineered critical components and customized technology solutions for the transportation, industrial, and energy markets in the United States and internationally. The Motion Technologies segment manufactures brake pads, shims, shock absorbers, and energy absorption components; and sealing technologies primarily for the transportation industry, including passenger cars, trucks, light- and heavy-duty commercial and military vehicles, buses, and trains.
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