Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) Posts Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.21 EPS

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

Stanley Black & Decker Trading Down 1.9 %

Shares of SWK stock traded down $1.67 on Wednesday, reaching $84.99. 2,637,648 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,790,187. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $84.13 and its 200 day simple moving average is $93.58. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.10 billion, a PE ratio of -62.04, a P/E/G ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a current ratio of 1.29, a quick ratio of 0.42 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.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently commented on SWK shares. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on Stanley Black & Decker from $94.00 to $107.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 10th. Robert W. Baird reduced their target price on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $104.00 to $102.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Barclays lowered their price target 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. StockNews.com cut Stanley Black & Decker from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on Stanley Black & Decker from $107.00 to $98.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Stanley Black & Decker currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $101.25.

Stanley Black & Decker Company Profile

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.