Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK) Receives $88.44 Consensus Target Price from Analysts

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK) has received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the eleven research firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12 month price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $88.4444.

Several research firms have commented on SWK. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a research note on Friday, July 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $65.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $87.00 to $84.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Stanley Black & Decker from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, June 20th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $84.00 target price on shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a research report on Thursday, April 30th.

Stanley Black & Decker Price Performance

Shares of NYSE SWK opened at $87.42 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $84.27 and a 200 day moving average price of $80.63. The firm has a market cap of $13.59 billion, a PE ratio of 35.83, a PEG ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.16. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. Stanley Black & Decker has a 1-year low of $61.90 and a 1-year high of $95.16.

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The industrial products company reported $0.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $3.85 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.75 billion. Stanley Black & Decker had a return on equity of 7.95% and a net margin of 2.44%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.75 EPS. Stanley Black & Decker has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.900-5.700 EPS. Research analysts predict that Stanley Black & Decker will post 5.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Stanley Black & Decker Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 22nd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.84 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 8th. This represents a $3.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.8%. This is a positive change from Stanley Black & Decker’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. Stanley Black & Decker’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 136.07%.

Institutional Trading of Stanley Black & Decker

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Capital Research Global Investors grew its stake in Stanley Black & Decker by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 12,856,517 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $954,991,000 after purchasing an additional 88,402 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its stake in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 9,898,190 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $735,239,000 after purchasing an additional 101,769 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 2.3% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,423,438 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $638,438,000 after purchasing an additional 215,960 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 1.9% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,976,851 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $353,618,000 after buying an additional 92,573 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 5.3% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,041,089 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $299,646,000 after buying an additional 203,200 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.77% of the company’s stock.

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.