Zacks Research Issues Negative Forecast for SWK Earnings

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK) – Research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a report released on Wednesday, November 27th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $1.38 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.39. The consensus estimate for Stanley Black & Decker’s current full-year earnings is $4.12 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Stanley Black & Decker’s FY2026 earnings at $6.13 EPS.

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

SWK has been the topic of several other research reports. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $96.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd. StockNews.com lowered shares of Stanley Black & Decker from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $107.00 to $98.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $104.00 to $100.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $94.00 to $107.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $102.29.

Stanley Black & Decker Trading Down 0.4 %

Shares of Stanley Black & Decker stock opened at $89.07 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $13.73 billion, a P/E ratio of -65.01, a P/E/G ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 1.29 and a quick ratio of 0.42. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $98.28 and its 200-day simple moving average is $93.83. Stanley Black & Decker has a 1-year low of $77.70 and a 1-year high of $110.88.

Stanley Black & Decker Dividend Announcement

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 $0.82 dividend. This represents a $3.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.68%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 29th. Stanley Black & Decker’s payout ratio is -239.42%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Stanley Black & Decker

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its stake in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 12.6% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 168,099 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $18,298,000 after acquiring an additional 18,776 shares in the last quarter. Synovus Financial Corp acquired a new position in shares of Stanley Black & Decker in the third quarter worth $307,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in shares of Stanley Black & Decker in the third quarter worth $602,000. World Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Stanley Black & Decker in the third quarter worth $229,000. Finally, Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its stake in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 363.8% in the third quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 654 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $72,000 after acquiring an additional 513 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.77% of the company’s stock.

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.