Equities Analysts Set Expectations for SWK Q2 Earnings

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $1.39 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.38. The consensus estimate for Stanley Black & Decker’s current full-year earnings is $4.13 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Stanley Black & Decker’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.75 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.30 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.10 EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at $1.65 EPS.

SWK has been the topic of several other reports. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $104.00 to $100.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $110.00 to $121.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 31st. StockNews.com lowered Stanley Black & Decker from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. Barclays increased their price target on Stanley Black & Decker from $96.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on Stanley Black & Decker from $107.00 to $98.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $102.29.

Stanley Black & Decker Stock Performance

Shares of SWK stock opened at $89.25 on Thursday. 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 firm has a 50 day moving average of $100.13 and a 200-day moving average of $93.74. The company has a market cap of $13.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -65.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 1.25.

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The industrial products company reported $1.22 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.05 by $0.17. Stanley Black & Decker had a positive return on equity of 6.44% and a negative net margin of 1.33%. The business had revenue of $3.75 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.80 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.05 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was down 5.1% on a year-over-year basis.

Stanley Black & Decker Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 17th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 29th will be issued a dividend of $0.82 per share. This represents a $3.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.68%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 29th. Stanley Black & Decker’s dividend payout ratio is currently -239.42%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of SWK. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its holdings in Stanley Black & Decker by 363.8% during the third quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 654 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $72,000 after buying an additional 513 shares in the last quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank boosted its holdings in Stanley Black & Decker by 29.8% during the 3rd quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 65,567 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $7,221,000 after acquiring an additional 15,054 shares during the last quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Stanley Black & Decker in the 3rd quarter worth $265,000. RB Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 1.8% in the third quarter. RB Capital Management LLC now owns 9,731 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,072,000 after purchasing an additional 170 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 1.0% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,579,852 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $392,882,000 after purchasing an additional 35,100 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.77% of the company’s stock.

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.