Q1 EPS Estimate for Stanley Black & Decker Raised by Analyst

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK) – Research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a report released on Wednesday, January 29th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $1.21 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.09. The consensus estimate for Stanley Black & Decker’s current full-year earnings is $4.14 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Stanley Black & Decker’s Q4 2026 earnings at $1.90 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.28 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $94.00 to $107.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $100.00 to $94.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $107.00 to $98.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Robert W. Baird reduced their target price on shares of 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. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $95.00 to $90.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $101.25.

Stanley Black & Decker Stock Up 1.9 %

Shares of NYSE:SWK opened at $86.83 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $13.39 billion, a P/E ratio of -63.38, a P/E/G ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 1.24. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $84.18 and a 200 day moving average price of $93.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 1.29 and a quick ratio of 0.42. Stanley Black & Decker has a 1-year low of $77.70 and a 1-year high of $110.88.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in SWK. Marshall Wace LLP acquired a new position in shares of Stanley Black & Decker during the second quarter worth $1,020,000. Creative Planning increased its stake in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 12.7% in the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 25,258 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,018,000 after buying an additional 2,837 shares during the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Stanley Black & Decker in the second quarter worth $762,000. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV increased its stake in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 27.2% in the third quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV now owns 660 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $73,000 after buying an additional 141 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Czech National Bank increased its stake in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 7.0% in the third quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 31,363 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,454,000 after buying an additional 2,040 shares during the last quarter. 87.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.