Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 4.550-4.650 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 4.590. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on Stanley Black & Decker from $80.00 to $75.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Barclays lowered their target price on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $90.00 to $89.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $80.00 target price on shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Morgan Stanley reiterated a “positive” rating and issued a $80.00 target price on shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their price target on Stanley Black & Decker from $65.00 to $78.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Stanley Black & Decker currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $87.60.

Stanley Black & Decker Stock Performance

Shares of SWK traded down $1.49 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $68.13. 222,042 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,320,945. The company has a market capitalization of $10.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.59, a PEG ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a current ratio of 1.04 and a quick ratio of 0.34. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $72.74 and its 200 day moving average price is $69.76. Stanley Black & Decker has a twelve month low of $53.91 and a twelve month high of $93.94.

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, June 30th. The industrial products company reported $2.85 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $3.72 billion for the quarter. Stanley Black & Decker had a net margin of 3.15% and a return on equity of 7.76%. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Stanley Black & Decker will post 5.16 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Stanley Black & Decker Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 1st will be given a $0.83 dividend. This represents a $3.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.9%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 1st. Stanley Black & Decker’s dividend payout ratio is currently 105.40%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Stanley Black & Decker

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. purchased a new position in Stanley Black & Decker during the second quarter worth about $36,003,000. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in Stanley Black & Decker by 38.9% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,389,767 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $94,157,000 after purchasing an additional 389,123 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its position in Stanley Black & Decker by 2.3% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,423,438 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $638,438,000 after purchasing an additional 215,960 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its stake in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 22.1% during the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 316,306 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $21,430,000 after purchasing an additional 57,261 shares during the period. Finally, Moore Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in Stanley Black & Decker during the 2nd quarter worth $3,635,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.77% of the company’s stock.

Stanley Black & Decker Company Profile

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc engages in the provision of power and hand tools, and related accessories, products, services and equipment for oil and gas, infrastructure applications, commercial electronic security and monitoring systems, healthcare solutions, and mechanical access solutions. It operates through the Tools and Outdoor and Industrial segments.