Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK - Get Free Report) released its earnings results on Wednesday. The industrial products company reported $1.49 earnings per share (EPS) 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 trading hours 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 firm has a market cap of $13.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.62, a P/E/G ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a quick ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 1.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $83.91 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $93.50. Stanley Black & Decker has a 52 week low of $77.70 and a 52 week high of $110.88.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. StockNews.com cut Stanley Black & Decker from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $95.00 to $90.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Mizuho upgraded shares of Stanley Black & Decker from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $110.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. UBS Group cut their price target on Stanley Black & Decker from $121.00 to $120.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday. Finally, Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on Stanley Black & Decker from $107.00 to $98.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $103.00.

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.