Zacks Research Has Negative Outlook of ITT FY2026 Earnings

ITT Inc. (NYSE:ITT) – Zacks Research decreased their FY2026 EPS estimates for ITT in a report issued on Wednesday, February 25th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the conglomerate will post earnings per share of $7.05 for the year, down from their prior forecast of $7.12. The consensus estimate for ITT’s current full-year earnings is $6.51 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for ITT’s Q2 2027 earnings at $1.89 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $2.21 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.07 EPS.

ITT (NYSE:ITT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The conglomerate reported $1.85 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.79 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $1.05 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.01 billion. ITT had a net margin of 12.39% and a return on equity of 17.74%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 13.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.50 EPS. ITT has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.680-1.72 EPS.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Citigroup lifted their price objective on ITT from $225.00 to $243.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of ITT in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. KeyCorp lifted their price target on shares of ITT from $215.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of ITT from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on shares of ITT from $218.00 to $228.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, ITT presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $216.11.

ITT Price Performance

ITT stock opened at $198.95 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $17.11 billion, a PE ratio of 32.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a current ratio of 2.58, a quick ratio of 2.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $188.99 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $181.49. ITT has a 12-month low of $105.64 and a 12-month high of $209.70.

ITT Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 6th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 6th will be issued a $0.386 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 6th. This represents a $1.54 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. This is an increase from ITT’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.35. ITT’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 22.91%.

Institutional Trading of ITT

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Capital International Investors lifted its stake in ITT by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 8,797,165 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $1,526,421,000 after purchasing an additional 258,936 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of ITT by 7.9% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 8,460,467 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $1,467,976,000 after buying an additional 620,217 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its position in shares of ITT by 7.4% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,546,710 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $441,880,000 after buying an additional 175,367 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in ITT by 15.6% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,614,929 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $280,267,000 after acquiring an additional 217,360 shares during the period. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in ITT by 55,929.7% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,518,405 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $263,458,000 after acquiring an additional 1,515,695 shares during the last quarter. 91.59% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

ITT Company Profile

ITT Inc is a diversified industrial manufacturing company that designs, manufactures and services mission-critical components and systems for global markets. Its engineered solutions support applications in aerospace, defense, transportation, energy and industrial automation. The company focuses on delivering high-performance products that enable reliable fluid handling, precision motion control and robust connectivity in demanding environments.

The company’s operations are organized into three segments: Motion Technologies, which provides precision components and aftermarket repair services for aircraft engines and industrial turbines; Connect & Control Technologies, which offers specialty valves, couplings, seals and proximity sensors for fuel, hydraulics and environmental control systems; and Fluid & Motion Control, which delivers pumps, heat exchangers and fluid management solutions for oil and gas, chemical processing and power generation.