Zacks Research Issues Positive Estimate for SWK Earnings

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 29th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $1.21 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.09. The consensus estimate for Stanley Black & Decker’s current full-year earnings is $4.14 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Stanley Black & Decker’s Q4 2026 earnings at $1.90 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.28 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on SWK. Robert W. Baird dropped their price target on Stanley Black & Decker from $104.00 to $102.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $95.00 to $90.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on Stanley Black & Decker from $107.00 to $98.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on Stanley Black & Decker from $94.00 to $107.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, October 10th. Finally, Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $100.00 to $94.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $101.25.

Stanley Black & Decker Price Performance

Stanley Black & Decker stock opened at $85.25 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $13.14 billion, a P/E ratio of -62.22, a P/E/G ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 1.24. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $84.33 and its 200 day moving average is $93.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 1.29 and a quick ratio of 0.42. Stanley Black & Decker has a one year low of $77.70 and a one year high of $110.88.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Stanley Black & Decker

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Rise Advisors LLC lifted its position in Stanley Black & Decker by 99.3% during the third quarter. Rise Advisors LLC now owns 267 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 133 shares during the last quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC purchased a new stake in Stanley Black & Decker during the fourth quarter valued at about $36,000. Montag A & Associates Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Stanley Black & Decker during the 4th quarter valued at about $44,000. Crews Bank & Trust bought a new stake in Stanley Black & Decker in the 4th quarter worth approximately $49,000. Finally, R Squared Ltd purchased a new stake in Stanley Black & Decker in the fourth quarter worth approximately $54,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.77% of the company’s stock.

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.