FY2025 Earnings Estimate for SWK Issued By Zacks Research

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK) – Research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $4.81 for the year, down from their prior estimate of $5.11. The consensus estimate for Stanley Black & Decker’s current full-year earnings is $5.16 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Stanley Black & Decker’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.59 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.59 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.81 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.31 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.31 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.61 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.61 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.31 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.31 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $7.60 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.60 EPS.

SWK has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Mizuho raised shares of Stanley Black & Decker from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $110.00 price target on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 19th. UBS Group dropped their price target on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $121.00 to $120.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 7th. Citigroup dropped their price target on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $135.00 to $118.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $95.00 to $90.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded shares of Stanley Black & Decker from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Stanley Black & Decker currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $103.00.

Stanley Black & Decker Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE SWK opened at $86.47 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $84.90 and its 200-day moving average price is $92.57. The company has a quick ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 1.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. The company has a market cap of $13.35 billion, a PE ratio of 44.57, a PEG ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.24. Stanley Black & Decker has a 52-week low of $77.70 and a 52-week high of $110.88.

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.49 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.28 by $0.21. Stanley Black & Decker had a net margin of 1.92% and a return on equity of 7.50%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Stanley Black & Decker

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ridgewood Investments LLC purchased a new position in Stanley Black & Decker during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. lifted its holdings in Stanley Black & Decker by 107.2% during the fourth quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 458 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 237 shares in the last quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC purchased a new position in Stanley Black & Decker during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $40,000. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in Stanley Black & Decker by 61.8% during the fourth quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 521 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 199 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Montag A & Associates Inc. purchased a new position in Stanley Black & Decker during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.77% of the company’s stock.

Stanley Black & Decker Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 18th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 4th will be issued a dividend of $0.82 per share. This represents a $3.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.79%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 4th. Stanley Black & Decker’s dividend payout ratio is currently 169.07%.

About Stanley Black & Decker

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 Storage segment, and Industrial segment.