What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for ITT Q1 Earnings?

ITT Inc. (NYSE:ITT) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of ITT in a report released on Tuesday, December 16th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the conglomerate will earn $1.70 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.69. The consensus estimate for ITT’s current full-year earnings is $6.51 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for ITT’s Q1 2027 earnings at $1.87 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.23 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.29 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. KeyCorp lifted their price objective on shares of ITT from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of ITT in a research note on Thursday, October 2nd. Stifel Nicolaus set a $225.00 target price on ITT in a research report on Friday, December 5th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of ITT in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of ITT from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 1st. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $207.13.

ITT Price Performance

NYSE ITT opened at $172.24 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 1.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.82 billion, a PE ratio of 28.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 1.37. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $179.59 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $170.17. ITT has a 12-month low of $105.64 and a 12-month high of $197.07.

ITT (NYSE:ITT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The conglomerate reported $1.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.67 by $0.11. ITT had a return on equity of 18.96% and a net margin of 12.67%.The business had revenue of $999.10 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $973.69 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.46 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 12.9% on a year-over-year basis. ITT has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.620-6.680 EPS.

Institutional Trading of ITT

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in ITT by 97.1% in the first quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,835,894 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $237,125,000 after acquiring an additional 904,654 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in ITT during the second quarter valued at approximately $140,815,000. Findlay Park Partners LLP grew its stake in shares of ITT by 94.7% in the 1st quarter. Findlay Park Partners LLP now owns 795,600 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $102,760,000 after purchasing an additional 387,000 shares during the period. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. raised its holdings in shares of ITT by 86,878.2% in the 3rd quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 267,893 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $47,889,000 after buying an additional 267,585 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Millennium Management LLC lifted its position in shares of ITT by 236.8% during the 3rd quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 301,670 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $53,927,000 after buying an additional 212,111 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.59% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at ITT

In related news, CAO Mesa Graziano Cheryl De sold 238 shares of ITT stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $183.08, for a total transaction of $43,573.04. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 5,062 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $926,750.96. This trade represents a 4.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Emmanuel Caprais sold 5,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $185.23, for a total value of $1,018,765.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 36,830 shares in the company, valued at $6,822,020.90. This represents a 12.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Company insiders own 0.47% of the company’s stock.

ITT Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 1st will be issued a $0.351 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 1st. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. ITT’s dividend payout ratio is 23.26%.

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.