Barrington Research Lowers Earnings Estimates for Snap-on

Snap-on Incorporated (NYSE:SNA) – Stock analysts at Barrington Research decreased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Snap-on in a note issued to investors on Monday, April 21st. Barrington Research analyst G. Prestopino now expects that the company will earn $4.47 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast 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 $19.79 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Snap-on’s FY2025 earnings at $18.14 EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at $4.97 EPS.

Snap-on (NYSE:SNA) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 17th. The company reported $4.51 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.81 by ($0.30). The firm had revenue of $1.14 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.20 billion. Snap-on had a net margin of 21.71% and a return on equity of 19.20%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $4.91 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on SNA. Tigress Financial upped their target price on Snap-on from $385.00 to $390.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. Longbow Research raised Snap-on from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 target price for the company in a report on Monday, March 31st. Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on shares of Snap-on from $349.00 to $320.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded shares of Snap-on from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, April 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $350.83.

Snap-on Price Performance

Shares of SNA opened at $310.66 on Thursday. Snap-on has a fifty-two week low of $252.98 and a fifty-two week high of $373.90. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.28 billion, a PE ratio of 15.93, a PEG ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 0.84. The company’s 50-day moving average is $328.80 and its 200-day moving average is $338.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a current ratio of 4.15 and a quick ratio of 3.17.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Snap-on

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of SNA. Bleakley Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in Snap-on during the 4th quarter valued at $512,000. Vest Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of Snap-on by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. Vest Financial LLC now owns 102,987 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,962,000 after buying an additional 2,460 shares during the last quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Snap-on during the third quarter worth about $19,291,000. Avanza Fonder AB acquired a new stake in shares of Snap-on in the 4th quarter worth about $1,936,000. Finally, Empirical Finance LLC lifted its position in Snap-on by 45.8% in the 4th quarter. Empirical Finance LLC now owns 5,906 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,005,000 after acquiring an additional 1,856 shares in the last quarter. 84.88% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Snap-on

In related news, CFO Aldo John Pagliari sold 6,860 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $339.05, for a total transaction of $2,325,883.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 107,096 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $36,310,898.80. This trade represents a 6.02 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Nicholas T. Pinchuk sold 22,700 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $335.32, for a total value of $7,611,764.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 793,932 shares in the company, valued at approximately $266,221,278.24. This trade represents a 2.78 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 36,011 shares of company stock valued at $12,116,859. Corporate insiders own 3.90% of the company’s stock.

Snap-on Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 10th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 20th will be paid a $2.14 dividend. This represents a $8.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.76%. Snap-on’s payout ratio is 44.82%.

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.