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

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) announced its earnings results on Wednesday. The industrial products company reported $1.49 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 Price Performance

NYSE SWK traded down $1.80 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $84.86. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,471,986 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,782,901. The company’s 50-day moving average is $84.13 and its two-hundred day moving average is $93.58. Stanley Black & Decker has a 1-year low of $77.70 and a 1-year high of $110.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -61.94, a P/E/G ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 1.29 and a quick ratio of 0.42.

Analyst Ratings Changes

SWK has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on Stanley Black & Decker from $95.00 to $90.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. StockNews.com lowered Stanley Black & Decker from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on Stanley Black & Decker from $94.00 to $107.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, October 10th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective 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. Finally, Barclays lowered their price objective on Stanley Black & Decker from $100.00 to $94.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $101.25.

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.