Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” by Analysts

Shares of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Hold” by the twelve research firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, six have given a hold recommendation and five have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $87.00.

SWK has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Stanley Black & Decker from $75.00 to $82.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating and set a $100.00 target price on shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Argus upgraded Stanley Black & Decker to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 10th.

Institutional Trading of Stanley Black & Decker

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Verition Fund Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 12.6% during the 4th quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC now owns 86,338 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $6,413,000 after acquiring an additional 9,684 shares during the period. MML Investors Services LLC increased its position in Stanley Black & Decker by 7.7% during the fourth quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 12,976 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $964,000 after purchasing an additional 930 shares during the last quarter. Motiv8 Investments LLC purchased a new position in Stanley Black & Decker during the fourth quarter worth approximately $31,000. Kennedy Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. Kennedy Capital Management LLC now owns 88,042 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $6,540,000 after purchasing an additional 2,643 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. grew its stake in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 139.4% during the 4th quarter. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. now owns 24,539 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,823,000 after buying an additional 14,289 shares during the period. 87.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Stanley Black & Decker Stock Up 1.5%

Shares of NYSE SWK opened at $91.04 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $80.25 and its two-hundred day moving average is $74.66. The company has a market capitalization of $14.10 billion, a PE ratio of 34.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 1.21. Stanley Black & Decker has a 12-month low of $53.91 and a 12-month high of $93.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a current ratio of 1.14 and a quick ratio of 0.35.

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.27 by $0.14. The firm had revenue of $3.68 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.78 billion. Stanley Black & Decker had a return on equity of 7.90% and a net margin of 2.66%.The company’s quarterly revenue was down 1.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.49 EPS. Stanley Black & Decker has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.900-5.700 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Stanley Black & Decker will post 5.16 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Stanley Black & Decker Company Profile

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc (NYSE:SWK) is a leading global manufacturer of industrial tools, engineered fastening systems, and security products. The company’s portfolio includes power tools, hand tools, accessories, and storage solutions marketed under well-known brands such as DEWALT, Stanley, Craftsman and Black & Decker. In addition to its core tools and hardware offerings, the company provides customized assembly and installation systems for the automotive, electronics and aerospace industries.

Operations are organized across three principal business segments.