Zacks Research Has Strong Estimate for SWK FY2025 Earnings

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK) – Analysts at Zacks Research raised their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, August 19th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $4.65 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $4.50. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $1.48 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.81 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.23 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.21 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.65 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.12 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on SWK. Wall Street Zen lowered Stanley Black & Decker from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, July 26th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $86.00 target price on Stanley Black & Decker and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday. UBS Group reduced their price target on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $120.00 to $100.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $65.00 to $78.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Finally, Wolfe Research upgraded shares of Stanley Black & Decker from an “underperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $89.40.

Stanley Black & Decker Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:SWK opened at $74.0080 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $69.93 and its two-hundred day moving average is $71.70. The company has a market cap of $11.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.16. Stanley Black & Decker has a 12-month low of $53.91 and a 12-month high of $110.88. The company has a quick ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52.

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The industrial products company reported $1.08 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.38 by $0.70. The business had revenue of $3.95 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.01 billion. Stanley Black & Decker had a net margin of 3.15% and a return on equity of 7.76%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.09 earnings per share. Stanley Black & Decker has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.550-4.750 EPS.

Stanley Black & Decker Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 2nd will be given a $0.83 dividend. This represents a $3.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.5%. This is an increase from Stanley Black & Decker’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.82. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 2nd. Stanley Black & Decker’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 105.40%.

Institutional Trading of Stanley Black & Decker

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Golden State Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Stanley Black & Decker by 1,138.5% during the first 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 in the last quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Stanley Black & Decker in the 2nd quarter valued at $25,000. 1248 Management LLC bought a new stake in Stanley Black & Decker in the first quarter valued at $26,000. Chapman Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in Stanley Black & Decker during the second quarter worth $26,000. Finally, CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC bought a new position in shares of Stanley Black & Decker during the second quarter valued at $28,000. 87.77% of the stock is currently 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 Outdoor and Industrial segments.