Barrington Research Decreases Earnings Estimates for Snap-on

Snap-on Incorporated (NYSE:SNA) – Equities researchers at Barrington Research lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Snap-on in a research note issued on Monday, February 10th. Barrington Research analyst G. Prestopino now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $4.73 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $4.96. Barrington Research currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $350.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Snap-on’s current full-year earnings is $20.07 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Snap-on’s Q2 2025 earnings at $4.96 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $4.90 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $5.01 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $19.59 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $5.21 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $5.51 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $5.27 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $5.33 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $21.32 EPS.

Snap-on (NYSE:SNA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $4.82 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.78 by $0.04. Snap-on had a return on equity of 19.20% and a net margin of 21.71%. During the same period last year, the firm posted $4.75 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on SNA. Tigress Financial boosted their price target on shares of Snap-on from $336.00 to $385.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Bank of America boosted their price objective on Snap-on from $255.00 to $280.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 18th. Roth Mkm raised their price objective on shares of Snap-on from $324.00 to $365.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 22nd. Finally, Robert W. Baird increased their target price on shares of Snap-on from $290.00 to $347.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, October 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Snap-on currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $345.40.

Snap-on Price Performance

Snap-on stock opened at $334.54 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $17.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.16, a P/E/G ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 0.99. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $346.16 and its 200 day moving average is $320.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a current ratio of 4.15 and a quick ratio of 3.14. Snap-on has a one year low of $252.98 and a one year high of $373.89.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Snap-on

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its holdings in shares of Snap-on by 70.5% in the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 75 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 31 shares during the last quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in Snap-on in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Snap-on during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Reston Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Snap-on during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group purchased a new stake in shares of Snap-on during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $39,000. 84.88% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, SVP Jesus Arregui sold 6,451 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $337.81, for a total value of $2,179,212.31. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 257 shares in the company, valued at $86,817.17. This trade represents a 96.17 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Nicholas T. Pinchuk sold 21,783 shares of Snap-on stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $354.83, for a total value of $7,729,261.89. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 769,738 shares in the company, valued at approximately $273,126,134.54. The trade was a 2.75 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 38,643 shares of company stock worth $13,580,191 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 4.10% of the company’s stock.

About Snap-on

Snap-on Incorporated manufactures and markets tools, equipment, diagnostics, and repair information and systems solutions for professional users worldwide. It operates through Commercial & Industrial Group, Snap-on Tools Group, Repair Systems & Information Group, and Financial Services segments.