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In the latest session, Stanley Black & Decker Inc (NYSE: SWK) closed at $58.94 down -1.80% from its previous closing price of $60.02. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.80 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.39 million shares were traded. SWK stock price reached its highest trading level at $60.685 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $58.53.
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 26.13 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 12.10. 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.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Jefferies on February 19, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $103.
On December 19, 2024, Mizuho Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $110.
On September 06, 2024, Morgan Stanley started tracking the stock assigning a Equal-Weight rating and target price of $107.Morgan Stanley initiated its Equal-Weight rating on September 06, 2024, with a $107 target price.
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 9108469760 and an Enterprise Value of 15296589824. As of this moment, Stanley’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.03, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.27. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.57. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.60 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.04. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.004 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.777.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SWK is 1.19, which has changed by -0.3130536 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092895746 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 -19.77%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -33.25%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, SWK has traded an average of 2.60M shares per day and 3263510 over the past ten days. A total of 154.54M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 154.04M. Insiders hold about 0.32% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.66% stake in the company. Shares short for SWK as of 1744675200 were 8525093 with a Short Ratio of 3.28, compared to 1741910400 on 8002490. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8525093 and a Short% of Float of 7.28.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for SWK is 3.27, from 3.27 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.054481838The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.87. The current Payout Ratio is 172.28% for SWK, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-04 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.
Earnings Estimates
Investors are keenly observing as 9.0 analysts analyze and rate the current performance of Stanley Black & Decker Inc (SWK) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.77, with high estimates of $2.11 and low estimates of $1.45.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.6 and $3.89 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.23. EPS for the following year is $5.88, with 18.0 analysts recommending between $7.62 and $4.67.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 11 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $4.04B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $4.3B to a low estimate of $3.96B. As of the current estimate, Stanley Black & Decker Inc’s year-ago sales were $4.02BFor the next quarter, 11 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.91B. There is a high estimate of $4.12B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.78B.
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for SWK’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $16.14B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $15.5B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $15.7B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $15.37BBased on 15 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $16.19B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $17.35B and the low estimate is $15.42B.
