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The price of Stanley Black & Decker Inc (NYSE: SWK) closed at $68.61 in the last session, down -7.20% from day before closing price of $73.93. In other words, the price has decreased by -$7.20 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.22 million shares were traded. SWK stock price reached its highest trading level at $69.77 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $66.54.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at SWK’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 33.67 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 13.88. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.34 and its Current Ratio is at 1.04. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.74 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.52.
On May 13, 2025, Barclays Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Equal Weight but kept the price unchanged to $90.
On February 19, 2025, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $103.Jefferies initiated its Buy rating on February 19, 2025, with a $103 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 07 ’25 when Link Janet sold 1,990 shares for $85.24 per share. The transaction valued at 169,630 led to the insider holds 9,862 shares of the business.
Link Janet bought 1,990 shares of SWK for $169,630 on Feb 07 ’25. On Aug 01 ’24, another insider, Link Janet, who serves as the SVP, General Counsel & Sec’y of the company, sold 13,520 shares for $103.91 each. As a result, the insider received 1,404,847 and left with 31,960 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, SWK now has a Market Capitalization of 10614858752 and an Enterprise Value of 16741358592. As of this moment, Stanley’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.76, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.82. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.28. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.70 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.20. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.104 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.568.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SWK is 1.16, which has changed by -0.35040712 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15366066 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SWK has reached a high of $110.88, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $53.91. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.00%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -13.04%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, SWK traded on average about 2.62M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2315420 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 154.71M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 154.23M. Insiders hold about 0.31% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 96.72% stake in the company. Shares short for SWK as of 1752537600 were 6607148 with a Short Ratio of 2.52, compared to 1749772800 on 6095547. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6607148 and a Short% of Float of 5.63.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for SWK is 3.28, which was 3.28 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.044366293The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.96. The current Payout Ratio is 172.28% for SWK, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-03 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-02. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1996-06-04 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
