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In the latest session, Stanley Black & Decker Inc (NYSE: SWK) closed at $64.59 up 0.70% from its previous closing price of $64.14. In other words, the price has increased by $0.70 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.19 million shares were traded. SWK stock price reached its highest trading level at $65.63 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $63.93.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Stanley Black & Decker Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 28.67 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 13.07. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.36 and its Current Ratio is at 1.10. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.76 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.54.
On February 19, 2025, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $103.
Mizuho Upgraded its Neutral to Outperform on December 19, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $110.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. 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 9992911872 and an Enterprise Value of 16862581760. As of this moment, Stanley’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.43, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.29. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.67. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.66 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.13. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.106 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.767.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SWK is 1.17, which has changed by -0.23162025 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092761636 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 1.05%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -22.60%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, SWK has traded an average of 3.08M shares per day and 2270180 over the past ten days. A total of 154.69M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 154.19M. Insiders hold about 0.34% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 96.53% stake in the company. Shares short for SWK as of 1748563200 were 7533354 with a Short Ratio of 2.45, compared to 1745971200 on 8646179. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7533354 and a Short% of Float of 6.419999999999999.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for SWK is 3.28, from 3.27 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.050982226The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.92. The current Payout Ratio is 172.28% for SWK, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-03 with an ex-dividend date of 1748908800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1996-06-04 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
