Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK) Receives Average Rating of “Hold” from Analysts

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK) has earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the twelve analysts that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12 month price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $87.00.

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on SWK shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $84.00 target price on shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Argus raised Stanley Black & Decker to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Morgan Stanley set a $88.00 price objective on shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $75.00 to $82.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th.

Stanley Black & Decker Stock Performance

NYSE SWK opened at $91.04 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a current ratio of 1.14 and a quick ratio of 0.35. Stanley Black & Decker has a 1-year low of $53.91 and a 1-year high of $93.37. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.35, a P/E/G ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 1.21. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $80.25 and its 200-day simple moving average is $74.66.

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.41 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.27 by $0.14. Stanley Black & Decker had a net margin of 2.66% and a return on equity of 7.90%. The firm had revenue of $3.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.78 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.49 earnings per share. Stanley Black & Decker’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Stanley Black & Decker has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.900-5.700 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Stanley Black & Decker will post 5.16 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Stanley Black & Decker

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Stanley Black & Decker by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 18,663,999 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,264,486,000 after purchasing an additional 91,016 shares in the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors boosted its stake in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 12,856,517 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $954,991,000 after buying an additional 88,402 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its position in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 2.3% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,423,438 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $638,438,000 after buying an additional 215,960 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 12.8% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,884,278 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $362,812,000 after buying an additional 555,103 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its stake in Stanley Black & Decker by 49.5% during the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 4,379,653 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $325,541,000 after acquiring an additional 1,450,170 shares during the last quarter. 87.77% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Stanley Black & Decker

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc (NYSE:SWK) is a leading global manufacturer of industrial tools, engineered fastening systems, and security products. The company’s portfolio includes power tools, hand tools, accessories, and storage solutions marketed under well-known brands such as DEWALT, Stanley, Craftsman and Black & Decker. In addition to its core tools and hardware offerings, the company provides customized assembly and installation systems for the automotive, electronics and aerospace industries.

Operations are organized across three principal business segments.