What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for ITT Q2 Earnings?

ITT Inc. (NYSE:ITT) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of ITT in a report issued on Thursday, February 27th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the conglomerate will earn $1.59 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.60. The consensus estimate for ITT’s current full-year earnings is $6.51 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for ITT’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.74 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.67 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.71 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.97 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.13 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.96 EPS.

ITT (NYSE:ITT) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The conglomerate reported $1.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.48 by $0.02. ITT had a return on equity of 18.03% and a net margin of 14.27%.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on ITT. Citigroup cut their price target on ITT from $183.00 to $181.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 13th. StockNews.com raised ITT from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on ITT from $180.00 to $179.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 24th. KeyCorp increased their price target on ITT from $164.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, UBS Group increased their price target on ITT from $165.00 to $168.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, ITT currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $168.38.

ITT Price Performance

Shares of ITT opened at $134.21 on Monday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $145.56 and its two-hundred day moving average is $146.00. The company has a market capitalization of $10.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.30, a P/E/G ratio of 1.89 and a beta of 1.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a current ratio of 1.40. ITT has a fifty-two week low of $121.01 and a fifty-two week high of $161.13.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On ITT

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of ITT. International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in ITT by 16,832.5% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 14,054 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $2,101,000 after buying an additional 13,971 shares in the last quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue lifted its stake in ITT by 7.2% in the 3rd quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 9,546 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $1,427,000 after buying an additional 640 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Direct Indexing L.P. lifted its stake in ITT by 22.9% in the 3rd quarter. First Trust Direct Indexing L.P. now owns 2,350 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $351,000 after buying an additional 438 shares in the last quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC lifted its stake in ITT by 17.3% in the 3rd quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 3,844 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $555,000 after buying an additional 567 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its stake in ITT by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 28,891 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $4,320,000 after buying an additional 191 shares in the last quarter. 91.59% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

ITT Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.351 per share. This is a positive change from ITT’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.32. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.05%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 6th. ITT’s dividend payout ratio is presently 22.22%.

About ITT

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.