Illinois Tool Works reported its third-quarter results on October 27, and the clearest market reaction since is not in the share price but in the lending market, where short sellers have been pulling back at an unusually sharp pace. Short positions dropped 6.1% over the past week to 2.88% of free float, or roughly 8.35 million shares. That weekly decline is about 1.6 standard…
ITW JP Morgan downgrade cuts target 21% to $277, citing margin pressure and weakening demand in automotive OEM segment as company trades near target at $264.71.
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ITW JP Morgan downgrade cuts target 21% to $277, citing margin pressure and weakening demand in automotive OEM segment as company trades near target at $264.71.
Illinois Tool Works closed at $271.05 on April 21, up 5.2% over the past month despite mounting bearish pressure from short sellers. The industrial conglomerate faces rising short interest even as its stock has…
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