Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Estimate for SWK Earnings

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK) – Research analysts at Zacks Research cut their FY2028 earnings per share estimates for Stanley Black & Decker in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, March 19th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $6.65 for the year, down from their previous forecast of $6.69. The consensus estimate for Stanley Black & Decker’s current full-year earnings is $5.16 per share.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on SWK. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 23rd. Argus raised shares of Stanley Black & Decker to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $100.00 price target on shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Stanley Black & Decker from $75.00 to $82.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. Finally, UBS Group dropped their price objective on Stanley Black & Decker from $105.00 to $98.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $86.89.

Stanley Black & Decker Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:SWK opened at $67.21 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $10.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.36, a P/E/G ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 1.18. Stanley Black & Decker has a 1-year low of $53.91 and a 1-year high of $93.37. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $82.13 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $75.79. 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 (NYSE:SWK) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.27 by $0.14. The firm had revenue of $3.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.78 billion. Stanley Black & Decker had a return on equity of 7.90% and a net margin of 2.66%.The business’s quarterly revenue was down 1.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.49 EPS. Stanley Black & Decker has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.900-5.700 EPS.

Stanley Black & Decker Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 24th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.83 per share. This represents a $3.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 10th. Stanley Black & Decker’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 125.28%.

Institutional Trading of Stanley Black & Decker

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. GoalVest Advisory LLC purchased a new position in shares of Stanley Black & Decker during the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Chapman Financial Group LLC bought a new position in Stanley Black & Decker during the second quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management purchased a new position in Stanley Black & Decker during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $30,000. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC bought a new stake in Stanley Black & Decker in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Finally, Motiv8 Investments LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Stanley Black & Decker during the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.77% of the company’s stock.

Stanley Black & Decker Company Profile

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.