Zacks Research Issues Negative Outlook for SWK Earnings

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Stanley Black & Decker in a report released on Wednesday, November 27th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the industrial products company will earn $0.99 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.00. The consensus estimate for Stanley Black & Decker’s current full-year earnings is $4.12 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Stanley Black & Decker’s FY2025 earnings at $5.28 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.09 EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at $1.64 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $96.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd. StockNews.com lowered shares of Stanley Black & Decker from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on Stanley Black & Decker from $107.00 to $98.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Stanley Black & Decker from $80.00 to $88.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Monday, August 5th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on Stanley Black & Decker from $104.00 to $100.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $102.29.

Stanley Black & Decker Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE SWK opened at $89.77 on Thursday. Stanley Black & Decker has a 12 month low of $77.70 and a 12 month high of $110.88. The company has a market cap of $13.84 billion, a P/E ratio of -65.53, a P/E/G ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 1.25. The business’s 50 day moving average is $99.00 and its two-hundred day moving average is $93.81. The company has a quick ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63.

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The industrial products company reported $1.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.05 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $3.75 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.80 billion. Stanley Black & Decker had a negative net margin of 1.33% and a positive return on equity of 6.44%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 5.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.05 earnings per share.

Stanley Black & Decker Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 17th. Investors of record on Friday, November 29th will be given a dividend of $0.82 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 29th. This represents a $3.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.65%. Stanley Black & Decker’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -239.42%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp grew its holdings in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 60.9% in the 2nd quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp now owns 29,455 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,353,000 after purchasing an additional 11,151 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 12.9% in the second quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 77,305 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $6,176,000 after acquiring an additional 8,805 shares during the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 252.2% in the 1st quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 13,019 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,275,000 after acquiring an additional 9,323 shares in the last quarter. ORG Partners LLC grew its position in Stanley Black & Decker by 921.3% during the 2nd quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 8,068 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $628,000 after acquiring an additional 7,278 shares during the last quarter. Finally, New South Capital Management Inc. raised its position in Stanley Black & Decker by 7.4% in the 3rd quarter. New South Capital Management Inc. now owns 236,219 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $26,015,000 after purchasing an additional 16,229 shares during the last quarter. 87.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.