Research Analysts Set Expectations for Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.’s FY2025 Earnings (NYSE:SWK)

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research reduced their FY2025 EPS estimates for Stanley Black & Decker in a research report issued on Tuesday, September 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $5.41 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $5.42. The consensus estimate for Stanley Black & Decker’s current full-year earnings is $4.22 per share.

A number of other brokerages have also recently weighed in on SWK. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $110.00 to $121.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $80.00 to $88.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Monday, August 5th. Barclays boosted their price target on Stanley Black & Decker from $86.00 to $96.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 31st. Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on Stanley Black & Decker in a research report on Friday, September 6th. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $107.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on Stanley Black & Decker from $78.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, July 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Stanley Black & Decker has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $101.75.

Stanley Black & Decker Price Performance

SWK stock opened at $106.93 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. The company has a market capitalization of $16.45 billion, a P/E ratio of -154.97, a PEG ratio of 2.70 and a beta of 1.24. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $97.19 and a 200-day simple moving average of $91.35. Stanley Black & Decker has a twelve month low of $76.26 and a twelve month high of $108.37.

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 30th. The industrial products company reported $1.09 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.25. The business had revenue of $4.02 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.02 billion. Stanley Black & Decker had a positive return on equity of 6.06% and a negative net margin of 1.87%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 3.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned ($0.11) EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Stanley Black & Decker

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Principal Securities Inc. acquired a new stake in Stanley Black & Decker in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Stanley Black & Decker in the fourth quarter worth $133,952,000. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its stake in Stanley Black & Decker by 8.0% during the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 32,273 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $3,166,000 after acquiring an additional 2,395 shares during the last quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Stanley Black & Decker in the 4th quarter worth about $240,000. Finally, D.A. Davidson & CO. acquired a new stake in shares of Stanley Black & Decker in the 4th quarter valued at about $248,000. 87.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP Janet Link sold 13,520 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.91, for a total transaction of $1,404,863.20. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 31,960 shares in the company, valued at $3,320,963.60. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.50% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Stanley Black & Decker Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were given a $0.82 dividend. This is an increase from Stanley Black & Decker’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.81. This represents a $3.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.07%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 3rd. Stanley Black & Decker’s dividend payout ratio is currently -475.36%.

Stanley Black & Decker Company Profile

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc provides hand tools, power tools, outdoor products, and related accessories in the United States, Canada, Other Americas, Europe, and Asia. Its Tools & Outdoor segment offers professional grade corded and cordless electric power tools and equipment, including drills, impact wrenches and drivers, grinders, saws, routers, and sanders; pneumatic tools and fasteners, such as nail guns, nails, staplers and staples, and concrete and masonry anchors; corded and cordless electric power tools; hand-held vacuums, paint tools, and cleaning appliances; leveling and layout tools, planes, hammers, demolition tools, clamps, vises, knives, saws, chisels, and industrial and automotive tools; drill, screwdriver, router bits, abrasives, saw blades, and threading products; tool boxes, sawhorses, medical cabinets, and engineered storage solutions; and electric and gas-powered lawn and garden products.