Two Hot Stocks on the Run: Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE:ITW), Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE:NSC)

Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE:ITW)

The shares of Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE:ITW) started off the last trading session with the price of $157.5 while closing the day with the price of $158.56. The shares of Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE:ITW) Rise 0.08% with the Gain of 1.06 points.

The shares of Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE:ITW) traded with the day volume of 1.34 Million shares whereas its average trading volume is 1.37 Million.

While analyzing the past performance of the stock we can see that the shares of Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE:ITW) Loss -3.29% in the last week while Falling -8.7% in the last month. Past quarter performance shows the red light with -4.41%. The semi-annual and annual performance shows 15.79% and 18.12% respectively.

Some critical values of the shares of Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE:ITW) to be discussed here are: the beta which shows the value at 1.25 while Average True Range of Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE:ITW) demonstrate the value at 3.78. The weekly and monthly volatility of the shares of Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE:ITW) are indicated at 2.17% and 2.62%. Also to discuss here is the Relative Strength Index or RSI which is depicted at 38.52.

While studying the financial position of the shares of Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE:ITW), we can see that the Market capitalization of the company is at 54.11 Billion. The shares outstanding for the company is 341.29 Million and the shares float stands at 340.88 Million. The income of the company stand at 2.35 Billion while the sales stand at 14.31 Billion.

Here are some critical ratios for a financial perspective: Earnings Per Share or EPS of the company stand at 6.78, Price to Earnings or P/E is at 23.4, Price to Sales P/S show the value of 3.78, the Return on Asset ROA stood at 0.105 and the Return on Equity ROE depicted at 0.358 while Return on Investment ROI is at 0.199.


Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE:NSC)

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE:NSC) started its previous trading session at $137.54 and closed at $138.66 showing a Fell of -0.01 Percent.

The Company traded with an average Volume of 1.67 Million whereas, its Day Volume stood at 1.34 Million.

Looking at the performance of the stock, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE:NSC) Loss -2.78% in the last week in its shares price and -8.1% in the last month. Quarterly performance shows a green of 1.65 Percent while Semi-Annual and Annual performances shows a 14.79 and 13.87 percent respectively.

Beta for Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE:NSC) stands at 1.3 while the ATR (average true range) is at 3.96. The Stock’s Weekly and Monthly Volatility is 2.93% and 3.12% respectively showing a RSI value of 41.51.

While studying the financial position of the shares of Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE:NSC), we can see that the Market capitalization of the company is at 39.38 Billion. The shares outstanding for the company is 284.02 Million and the shares float stands at 283.5 Million.

The Company generated an income of 2.07 Billion and the sales of 10.55 Billion in the Trailing Twelve Months period.

While analyzing the stock from technical aspects, Diluted Earnings per share stands at $7.13 a share. P/E (price to earnings) and P/S (price to sales) values are 19.44 and 3.73 respectively.

The Return on Assets stands at 0.153, ROE shows a value of 0.398 and ROI for Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE:NSC) is 0.096 as of Trailing Twelve Months period.

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