Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK) Receives $87.67 Consensus Price Target from Analysts

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK) has received an average rating of “Hold” from the twelve ratings firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1-year target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $87.6667.

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on SWK shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Stanley Black & Decker from $65.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Stanley Black & Decker from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Argus raised shares of Stanley Black & Decker to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $84.00 target price on shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $84.00 price target on shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a report on Thursday, April 30th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. GoalVest Advisory LLC acquired a new position in Stanley Black & Decker in the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Chapman Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in Stanley Black & Decker in the 2nd quarter worth about $26,000. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC purchased a new stake in Stanley Black & Decker in the 2nd quarter valued at about $28,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC acquired a new position in shares of Stanley Black & Decker during the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, Sentry Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Stanley Black & Decker during the 3rd quarter valued at about $31,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.77% of the company’s stock.

Stanley Black & Decker Stock Performance

Shares of SWK opened at $80.23 on Friday. Stanley Black & Decker has a 12-month low of $59.54 and a 12-month high of $93.37. The stock has a market cap of $12.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.88, a PEG ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. The company has a 50-day moving average of $74.11 and a two-hundred day moving average of $75.59.

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The industrial products company reported $0.80 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.19. Stanley Black & Decker had a net margin of 2.44% and a return on equity of 7.95%. The business had revenue of $3.85 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.75 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.75 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 2.7% on a year-over-year basis. Stanley Black & Decker has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.900-5.700 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Stanley Black & Decker will post 5.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Stanley Black & Decker Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 8th will be paid a $0.83 dividend. This represents a $3.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 8th. Stanley Black & Decker’s payout ratio is presently 136.07%.

About Stanley Black & Decker

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.