Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Outlook for SWK Earnings

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a research note issued on Tuesday, November 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $1.39 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.38. The consensus estimate for Stanley Black & Decker’s current full-year earnings is $4.13 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Stanley Black & Decker’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.75 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.30 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.10 EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at $1.65 EPS.

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

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Barclays lifted their price target on Stanley Black & Decker from $96.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 2nd. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on Stanley Black & Decker from $107.00 to $98.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on Stanley Black & Decker from $104.00 to $100.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on Stanley Black & Decker from $94.00 to $107.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded Stanley Black & Decker from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $102.29.

Stanley Black & Decker Trading Up 2.6 %

Shares of SWK stock opened at $87.67 on Thursday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $100.38 and its two-hundred day moving average is $93.73. Stanley Black & Decker has a twelve month low of $77.70 and a twelve month high of $110.88. The company has a market capitalization of $13.52 billion, a P/E ratio of -63.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a current ratio of 1.29, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Stanley Black & Decker

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its stake in Stanley Black & Decker by 7.3% in the first 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 during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its stake in Stanley Black & Decker by 6.5% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,062,992 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $998,107,000 after purchasing an additional 549,531 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Stanley Black & Decker by 1.0% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,579,852 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $392,882,000 after purchasing an additional 35,100 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its stake in Stanley Black & Decker by 8.6% in the third quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 2,968,855 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $326,960,000 after purchasing an additional 235,106 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Clean Energy Transition LLP increased its stake in Stanley Black & Decker by 49.0% in the third quarter. Clean Energy Transition LLP now owns 1,984,184 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $218,518,000 after purchasing an additional 652,780 shares during the last quarter. 87.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Stanley Black & Decker Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 17th. Shareholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.74%. Stanley Black & Decker’s payout ratio is -239.42%.

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.