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

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) released its earnings results on Wednesday. The industrial products company reported $1.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.28 by $0.21, Zacks reports. Stanley Black & Decker had a negative net margin of 1.33% and a positive return on equity of 6.44%. Stanley Black & Decker updated its FY 2025 guidance to 4.750-5.750 EPS.

Stanley Black & Decker Stock Performance

SWK traded down $1.67 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $84.99. 2,637,648 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,790,187. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.10 billion, a P/E ratio of -62.04, a P/E/G ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a quick ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63. Stanley Black & Decker has a 52-week low of $77.70 and a 52-week high of $110.88. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $84.13 and its 200-day moving average price is $93.58.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have commented on SWK. Mizuho raised Stanley Black & Decker from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $110.00 target price on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 19th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Stanley Black & Decker from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $95.00 to $90.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $107.00 to $98.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $100.00 to $94.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $101.25.

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.