Zacks Research Issues Negative Estimate for SWK Earnings

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, May 21st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the industrial products company will earn $0.44 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.02. 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 Q1 2026 earnings at $1.00 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.45 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.77 EPS.

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The industrial products company reported $0.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.68 by $0.07. Stanley Black & Decker had a return on equity of 7.50% and a net margin of 1.92%. The business had revenue of $3.74 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.73 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.56 EPS. The business’s revenue was down 3.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on Stanley Black & Decker in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $103.00 target price on the stock. Barclays raised Stanley Black & Decker from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $69.00 to $90.00 in a report on Tuesday, May 13th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on Stanley Black & Decker from $70.00 to $60.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 1st. UBS Group lowered their price target on Stanley Black & Decker from $120.00 to $100.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, May 13th. Finally, Citigroup lowered their price target on Stanley Black & Decker from $135.00 to $118.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $91.10.

Stanley Black & Decker Price Performance

Shares of SWK stock opened at $66.34 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $66.41 and its 200 day moving average is $78.84. Stanley Black & Decker has a 1-year low of $53.91 and a 1-year high of $110.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 1.30 and a quick ratio of 0.37. The company has a market cap of $10.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.20, a PEG ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.19.

Stanley Black & Decker Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.82 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 3rd. This represents a $3.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.94%. Stanley Black & Decker’s dividend payout ratio is presently 136.10%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SWK. Golden State Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 1,138.5% in the 1st quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 322 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 296 shares during the last quarter. 1248 Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Stanley Black & Decker in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management acquired a new stake in shares of Stanley Black & Decker in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $31,000. TD Private Client Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 830.4% in the 1st quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 428 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 382 shares during the period. Finally, Cape Investment Advisory Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 107.2% in the 4th quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 458 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 237 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.77% of the company’s stock.

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 Outdoor and Industrial segments.