Brokers Issue Forecasts for Snap-on’s Q2 Earnings (NYSE:SNA)

Snap-on Incorporated (NYSE:SNA) – Investment analysts at Roth Capital decreased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Snap-on in a report issued on Monday, April 21st. Roth Capital analyst S. Stember now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $4.48 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $5.24. The consensus estimate for Snap-on’s current full-year earnings is $19.79 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Snap-on’s Q3 2025 earnings at $4.58 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $18.62 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $4.68 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $5.05 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $5.06 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $20.30 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). Snap-on had a net margin of 21.71% and a return on equity of 19.20%. The business had revenue of $1.14 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.20 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $4.91 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Robert W. Baird lowered their target price on shares of Snap-on from $349.00 to $320.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday. Longbow Research upgraded Snap-on from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 price objective for the company in a report on Monday, March 31st. Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $350.00 target price on shares of Snap-on in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. StockNews.com cut shares of Snap-on from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, April 18th. Finally, Tigress Financial upped their target price on Snap-on from $385.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $350.83.

Snap-on Price Performance

Shares of Snap-on stock opened at $301.41 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $330.06 and a 200-day moving average price of $338.13. Snap-on has a one year low of $252.98 and a one year high of $373.90. The stock has a market cap of $15.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 0.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a quick ratio of 3.17 and a current ratio of 4.15.

Institutional Trading of Snap-on

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Bleakley Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Snap-on during the fourth quarter worth $512,000. Vest Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of Snap-on by 2.4% during the 4th 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 acquired a new position in shares of Snap-on in the 3rd quarter valued at about $19,291,000. Avanza Fonder AB purchased a new stake in shares of Snap-on in the fourth quarter worth about $1,936,000. Finally, Empirical Finance LLC boosted its stake in shares of Snap-on by 45.8% in the fourth quarter. Empirical Finance LLC now owns 5,906 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,005,000 after buying an additional 1,856 shares during the last quarter. 84.88% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Snap-on

In other news, SVP Jesus Arregui sold 6,451 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly 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 sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Nicholas T. Pinchuk sold 22,700 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $335.32, for a total value of $7,611,764.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 793,932 shares in the company, valued at approximately $266,221,278.24. This represents a 2.78 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 36,011 shares of company stock valued at $12,116,859 in the last three months. 3.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Snap-on Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 10th. Investors of record on Monday, February 24th were given a dividend of $2.14 per share. This represents a $8.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.84%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 24th. Snap-on’s dividend payout ratio is currently 44.82%.

Snap-on Company Profile

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.