FY2026 Earnings Estimate for Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK) Issued By Zacks Research

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lowered their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a research report issued on Tuesday, September 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the industrial products company will earn $6.13 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $6.14. The consensus estimate for Stanley Black & Decker’s current full-year earnings is $4.22 per share.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on SWK. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Stanley Black & Decker from $80.00 to $88.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Monday, August 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $82.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 31st. Morgan Stanley assumed coverage on shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a research note on Friday, September 6th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $107.00 price objective for the company. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $110.00 to $121.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 31st. Finally, Barclays increased their target price on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $86.00 to $96.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 31st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $101.75.

Stanley Black & Decker Stock Up 3.0 %

Stanley Black & Decker stock opened at $108.01 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a current ratio of 1.27. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $96.82 and a 200 day moving average price of $91.21. Stanley Black & Decker has a fifty-two week low of $76.26 and a fifty-two week high of $108.37. The company has a market capitalization of $16.63 billion, a PE ratio of -156.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.70 and a beta of 1.24.

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 30th. The industrial products company reported $1.09 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.25. The company had revenue of $4.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.02 billion. Stanley Black & Decker had a negative net margin of 1.87% and a positive return on equity of 6.06%. Stanley Black & Decker’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted ($0.11) earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Stanley Black & Decker

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SWK. Sei Investments Co. lifted its position in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 11.0% during the 1st quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 137,385 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $13,454,000 after buying an additional 13,659 shares during the last quarter. First Financial Bankshares Inc purchased a new stake in Stanley Black & Decker in the fourth quarter valued at $6,161,000. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in Stanley Black & Decker by 6.7% in the first quarter. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 4,702 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $460,000 after acquiring an additional 297 shares in the last quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co grew its holdings in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 6.9% during the first quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 121,614 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $11,920,000 after purchasing an additional 7,826 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its position in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 196.9% during the first quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 106,499 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $10,429,000 after purchasing an additional 70,625 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.77% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, SVP Janet Link sold 13,520 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.91, for a total transaction of $1,404,863.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 31,960 shares in the company, valued at $3,320,963.60. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.50% of the company’s stock.

Stanley Black & Decker Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were given a $0.82 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 3rd. This is an increase from Stanley Black & Decker’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.81. This represents a $3.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.04%. Stanley Black & Decker’s dividend payout ratio is currently -475.36%.

About Stanley Black & Decker

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc provides hand tools, power tools, outdoor products, and related accessories in the United States, Canada, Other Americas, Europe, and Asia. Its Tools & Outdoor segment offers professional grade corded and cordless electric power tools and equipment, including drills, impact wrenches and drivers, grinders, saws, routers, and sanders; pneumatic tools and fasteners, such as nail guns, nails, staplers and staples, and concrete and masonry anchors; corded and cordless electric power tools; hand-held vacuums, paint tools, and cleaning appliances; leveling and layout tools, planes, hammers, demolition tools, clamps, vises, knives, saws, chisels, and industrial and automotive tools; drill, screwdriver, router bits, abrasives, saw blades, and threading products; tool boxes, sawhorses, medical cabinets, and engineered storage solutions; and electric and gas-powered lawn and garden products.