ADT Inc vs Illinois Tool Works Inc. — how do they compare? ADT Inc trades at $7.39 (market cap $5.44B), while Illinois Tool Works Inc. trades at $293.28 (market cap $83.49B). The key difference: Illinois Tool Works Inc. is far larger — about 15.3× ADT Inc's market cap, and ADT Inc pays the higher dividend (2.95%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ADT | ITW | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $5.44B | $83.49B |
Sector | Industrials | Industrials |
52-Week High | $8.85 | $299.60 |
52-Week Low | $6.30 | $241.07 |
Enterprise Value | $13.13B | $92.34B |
Dividend Yield | 2.95% | 2.35% |
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ADT Inc is a provider of monitored security, interactive home and business automation, and related monitoring services in the United States and Canada. ADT offers residential, commercial, and multi-site customers a comprehensive set of burglary, video, access control, fire and smoke alarm, and medical alert solutions. It provides interactive home and business automation solutions designed to control access, react to movement, and sense carbon monoxide, flooding, changes in temperature or other environmental conditions, as well as address personal emergencies, such as injuries and medical emergencies. In addition, it offers professional monitoring of third-party devices through ADT Canopy platform. The product brands of the company are ADT and ADT Pulse, and Protection One brand.
Read more on ADT →Illinois Tool Works is a diversified global manufacturer that produces specialized industrial equipment, consumables, and related services. The firm operates 87 global divisions through seven distinct operating segments: automotive OEM, construction products, food equipment, specialty products, test/measurement and electronics, polymers and fluids, and welding. About half of its revenue comes from its operations in North America, with the remainder originating from international markets. ITW takes a bottom-up and decentralized approach to portfolio management, with the exception that each segment must apply its 80/20 operating process modeled on the Pareto principle.
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