Zacks Research Has Bearish Forecast for SWK Q1 Earnings

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK) – Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, November 27th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $0.99 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.00. 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 FY2025 earnings at $5.28 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.09 EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at $1.64 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the company. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on Stanley Black & Decker from $104.00 to $100.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Barclays upped their price target on 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. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $107.00 to $98.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Stanley Black & Decker from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. Finally, Robert W. Baird dropped their price objective on Stanley Black & Decker from $104.00 to $102.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $102.29.

Stanley Black & Decker Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of SWK stock opened at $89.77 on Thursday. Stanley Black & Decker has a 1 year low of $77.70 and a 1 year high of $110.88. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $99.36 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $93.84. 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 has a market capitalization of $13.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -65.53, a PEG ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 1.25.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Stanley Black & Decker

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SWK. State Street Corp increased its position in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 6.5% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,062,992 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $998,107,000 after purchasing an additional 549,531 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Stanley Black & Decker by 1.0% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,579,852 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $392,882,000 after buying an additional 35,100 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its position in Stanley Black & Decker by 8.6% during the third quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 2,968,855 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $326,960,000 after acquiring an additional 235,106 shares during the last quarter. Clean Energy Transition LLP lifted its holdings in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 49.0% in the 3rd quarter. Clean Energy Transition LLP now owns 1,984,184 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $218,518,000 after acquiring an additional 652,780 shares during the last quarter. Finally, ProShare Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 6.4% in the 2nd quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 1,983,993 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $158,501,000 after purchasing an additional 118,927 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.77% of the company’s stock.

Stanley Black & Decker Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 17th. Investors of record on Friday, November 29th will be given a $0.82 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 29th. This represents a $3.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.65%. Stanley Black & Decker’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -239.42%.

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.