Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK - Get Free Report) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The industrial products company reported $1.49 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.28 by $0.21, Zacks reports. Stanley Black & Decker had a return on equity of 7.50% and a net margin of 1.92%. Stanley Black & Decker updated its FY 2025 guidance to 4.750-5.750 EPS.
Stanley Black & Decker Price Performance
NYSE:SWK traded up $0.65 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $86.56. 3,727,305 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,974,818. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a current ratio of 1.30. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $83.91 and its 200 day simple moving average is $93.50. Stanley Black & Decker has a 1 year low of $77.70 and a 1 year high of $110.88. The company has a market cap of $13.34 billion, a PE ratio of 44.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.24.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several brokerages recently weighed in on SWK. StockNews.com cut shares of Stanley Black & Decker from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. Citigroup decreased their target price on Stanley Black & Decker from $135.00 to $118.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Robert W. Baird lowered their price objective on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $104.00 to $102.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Mizuho upgraded Stanley Black & Decker from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $110.00 price target for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. Finally, Barclays reduced their price objective on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $100.00 to $94.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $103.00.
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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.
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