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After finishing at $80.97 in the prior trading day, Stanley Black & Decker Inc (NYSE: SWK) closed at $81.55, up 0.72%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.72 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.07 million shares were traded. SWK stock price reached its highest trading level at $81.8925 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $80.865.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of SWK by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 43.01 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 16.72. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.37 and its Current Ratio is at 1.30. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.76 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.68.
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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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 12602574848 and an Enterprise Value of 18896756736. As of this moment, Stanley’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 43.20, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.74. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.25. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.82 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.44. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.23 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.227.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SWK is 1.12, which has changed by -0.100485325 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.09589827 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 $77.70. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.33%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -10.31%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.79M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1918710 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 154.37M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 153.87M. Insiders hold about 0.35% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.77% stake in the company. Shares short for SWK as of 1740700800 were 7377962 with a Short Ratio of 4.13, compared to 1738281600 on 5263700. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7377962 and a Short% of Float of 6.29.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, SWK’s forward annual dividend rate was 3.26, compared to 3.27 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.040261824The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.79. The current Payout Ratio is 172.28% for SWK, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-04 with an ex-dividend date of 1741046400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1996-06-04 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
