Zacks Research Has Bearish Forecast for SWK Q1 Earnings

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, November 27th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the industrial products company will earn $0.99 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast 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 equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Barclays upped their target price on Stanley Black & Decker from $96.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on Stanley Black & Decker from $107.00 to $98.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Stanley Black & Decker from $80.00 to $88.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a report on Monday, August 5th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Stanley Black & Decker from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $94.00 to $107.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, October 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Stanley Black & Decker presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $102.29.

Stanley Black & Decker Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:SWK traded up $0.23 during trading on Thursday, reaching $89.77. The company had a trading volume of 892,553 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,451,221. Stanley Black & Decker has a twelve month low of $77.70 and a twelve month high of $110.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a current ratio of 1.29. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.84 billion, a PE ratio of -65.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 1.25. The firm's fifty day moving average is $99.36 and its 200 day moving average is $93.84.

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The industrial products company reported $1.22 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates 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 positive return on equity of 6.44% and a negative net margin of 1.33%. The company's quarterly revenue was down 5.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.05 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Stanley Black & Decker

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in SWK. Rise Advisors LLC grew its position in Stanley Black & Decker by 99.3% during the 3rd quarter. Rise Advisors LLC now owns 267 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 133 shares in the last quarter. AlphaMark Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Stanley Black & Decker in the second quarter worth $32,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 81.4% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 528 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 237 shares in the last quarter. Summit Securities Group LLC purchased a new stake in Stanley Black & Decker in the 2nd quarter worth about $56,000. Finally, Waldron Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Stanley Black & Decker during the 3rd quarter worth about $59,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.77% of the company's stock.

Stanley Black & Decker Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 17th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 29th will be issued a $0.82 dividend. This represents a $3.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.65%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 29th. Stanley Black & Decker's payout ratio is -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.