What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for Snap-on Q1 Earnings?

Snap-on Incorporated (NYSE:SNA) – Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Snap-on in a report released on Thursday, February 27th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings of $4.82 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $4.94. The consensus estimate for Snap-on’s current full-year earnings is $19.79 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Snap-on’s Q2 2026 earnings at $5.44 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $5.33 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $22.06 EPS.

Separately, Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $350.00 target price on shares of Snap-on in a research report on Monday, February 10th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $345.40.

Snap-on Stock Performance

SNA opened at $336.17 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a current ratio of 4.15 and a quick ratio of 3.17. The company has a market capitalization of $17.61 billion, a PE ratio of 17.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 0.99. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $343.30 and a 200 day simple moving average of $325.04. Snap-on has a 1 year low of $252.98 and a 1 year high of $373.89.

Snap-on (NYSE:SNA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $4.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.78 by $0.04. Snap-on had a return on equity of 19.20% and a net margin of 21.71%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $4.75 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of Snap-on

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its stake in Snap-on by 70.5% during the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 75 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 31 shares during the last quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Snap-on during the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Snap-on during the 4th quarter worth $28,000. Reston Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Snap-on in the third quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, CoreFirst Bank & Trust bought a new position in Snap-on in the fourth quarter valued at about $40,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.88% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, VP June C. Lemerand sold 3,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $362.86, for a total transaction of $1,270,010.00. Following the sale, the vice president now directly owns 2,289 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $830,586.54. This represents a 60.46 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Nicholas T. Pinchuk sold 21,783 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $354.83, for a total value of $7,729,261.89. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 769,738 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $273,126,134.54. This trade represents a 2.75 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 45,503 shares of company stock worth $15,906,074 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 4.10% of the company’s stock.

Snap-on Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 10th. Investors of record on Monday, February 24th will be given a dividend of $2.14 per share. This represents a $8.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.55%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 24th. Snap-on’s dividend payout ratio is currently 43.90%.

Snap-on Company Profile

Snap-on Incorporated manufactures and markets tools, equipment, diagnostics, and repair information and systems solutions for professional users worldwide. It operates through Commercial & Industrial Group, Snap-on Tools Group, Repair Systems & Information Group, and Financial Services segments.