Equities Analysts Set Expectations for Snap-on Q1 Earnings

Snap-on Incorporated (NYSE:SNA) – Investment analysts at Barrington Research dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Snap-on in a report released on Monday, February 10th. Barrington Research analyst G. Prestopino now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $4.73 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $4.96. Barrington Research has a “Outperform” rating and a $350.00 price objective 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.

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

Snap-on Price Performance

Shares of NYSE SNA opened at $336.77 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a current ratio of 4.15 and a quick ratio of 3.14. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.27, a PEG ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 0.99. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $346.73 and its 200-day simple moving average is $320.49. Snap-on has a 12 month low of $252.98 and a 12 month high of $373.89.

Snap-on (NYSE:SNA) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $4.82 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 quarter last year, the business earned $4.75 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Snap-on

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Bleakley Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in Snap-on during the fourth quarter worth about $512,000. Vest Financial LLC lifted its stake in Snap-on by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Vest Financial LLC now owns 102,987 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,962,000 after purchasing an additional 2,460 shares in the last quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. grew its position in shares of Snap-on by 0.3% in the third quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 19,896 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,764,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Snap-on by 3.6% in the third quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 45,783 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,264,000 after purchasing an additional 1,605 shares in the last quarter. Finally, World Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Snap-on in the third quarter valued at approximately $19,291,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.88% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Snap-on

In other Snap-on news, VP June C. Lemerand sold 3,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $362.86, for a total transaction of $1,270,010.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now owns 2,289 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $830,586.54. This represents a 60.46 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing 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 stock was sold at an average price of $354.83, for a total value of $7,729,261.89. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 769,738 shares in the company, valued at $273,126,134.54. This represents a 2.75 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 38,643 shares of company stock valued at $13,580,191 over 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.