Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) Expected to Announce Earnings on Wednesday

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) will likely be posting its Q1 2025 quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Wednesday, April 30th. Analysts expect Stanley Black & Decker to post earnings of $0.68 per share and revenue of $3.73 billion for the quarter. Stanley Black & Decker has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.750-5.750 EPS.

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.49 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.28 by $0.21. Stanley Black & Decker had a net margin of 1.92% and a return on equity of 7.50%. On average, analysts expect Stanley Black & Decker to post $5 EPS for the current fiscal year and $6 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Stanley Black & Decker Price Performance

NYSE SWK opened at $58.42 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $9.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.14. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $75.52 and its two-hundred day moving average is $84.50. Stanley Black & Decker has a fifty-two week low of $53.91 and a fifty-two week high of $110.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 1.30 and a quick ratio of 0.37.

Stanley Black & Decker Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 18th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 4th were issued a $0.82 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 4th. This represents a $3.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.61%. Stanley Black & Decker’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 169.07%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

SWK has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $95.00 to $90.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on Stanley Black & Decker in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. They set a “buy” rating and a $103.00 price target on the stock. UBS Group decreased their price objective on Stanley Black & Decker from $121.00 to $120.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 7th. Citigroup reduced their target price on Stanley Black & Decker from $135.00 to $118.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $94.00 to $86.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 26th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $102.20.

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 Outdoor and Industrial segments.