Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. to Post FY2025 Earnings of $5.41 Per Share, Zacks Research Forecasts (NYSE:SWK)

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK) – Research analysts at Zacks Research cut their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a research report issued to clients and investors 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 estimate of $5.42. The consensus estimate for Stanley Black & Decker’s current full-year earnings is $4.22 per share.

Several other analysts also recently issued reports on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Stanley Black & Decker from $80.00 to $88.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Monday, August 5th. Barclays increased their target price on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $86.00 to $96.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 31st. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $85.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 31st. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $78.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, July 29th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $110.00 to $121.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 31st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Stanley Black & Decker has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $101.75.

Stanley Black & Decker Trading Up 3.0 %

Shares of NYSE:SWK opened at $108.01 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $16.63 billion, a PE ratio of -156.53, a P/E/G ratio of 2.70 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a quick ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. Stanley Black & Decker has a 12-month low of $76.26 and a 12-month high of $108.37. The business has a 50 day moving average of $96.82 and a 200-day moving average of $91.21.

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 company had revenue of $4.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.02 billion. Stanley Black & Decker had a negative net margin of 1.87% and a positive return on equity of 6.06%. The company’s revenue was down 3.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned ($0.11) earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Stanley Black & Decker

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its stake in Stanley Black & Decker by 7.3% during the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 18,410,842 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,802,975,000 after purchasing an additional 1,250,925 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its position in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 8.4% during the second quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 2,733,749 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $218,399,000 after acquiring an additional 212,103 shares in the last quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 6.4% in the 2nd quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 1,983,993 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $158,501,000 after acquiring an additional 118,927 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 18.9% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,682,585 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $134,444,000 after acquiring an additional 267,013 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cooke & Bieler LP lifted its position in Stanley Black & Decker by 4.8% in the 2nd quarter. Cooke & Bieler LP now owns 1,525,438 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $121,867,000 after acquiring an additional 69,850 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.77% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP Janet Link sold 13,520 shares of Stanley Black & Decker stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.91, for a total value of $1,404,863.20. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 31,960 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,320,963.60. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.50% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Stanley Black & Decker Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were given a dividend of $0.82 per share. This is a positive change from Stanley Black & Decker’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.81. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 3rd. This represents a $3.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.04%. Stanley Black & Decker’s dividend payout ratio is presently -475.36%.

About Stanley Black & Decker

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.