Zacks Research Has Pessimistic Outlook of SWK Q3 Earnings

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a report released on Tuesday, August 19th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings of $1.35 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.82. The consensus estimate for Stanley Black & Decker’s current full-year earnings is $5.16 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Stanley Black & Decker’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.16 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.55 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.71 EPS.

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The industrial products company reported $1.08 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.38 by $0.70. The company had revenue of $3.95 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.01 billion. Stanley Black & Decker had a net margin of 3.15% and a return on equity of 7.76%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.09 earnings per share. Stanley Black & Decker has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.550-4.750 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on SWK. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $80.00 price target on shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on Stanley Black & Decker from $93.00 to $60.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, May 5th. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on Stanley Black & Decker from $65.00 to $78.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Wolfe Research raised Stanley Black & Decker from an “underperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Finally, UBS Group lowered their price objective on Stanley Black & Decker from $120.00 to $100.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $89.40.

Stanley Black & Decker Stock Down 2.9%

SWK opened at $74.0080 on Thursday. Stanley Black & Decker has a twelve month low of $53.91 and a twelve month high of $110.88. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $69.93 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $71.70. The stock has a market cap of $11.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.49, a PEG ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.16. The company has a quick ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52.

Stanley Black & Decker Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 2nd will be issued a dividend of $0.83 per share. This is a positive change from Stanley Black & Decker’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.82. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a $3.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.5%. Stanley Black & Decker’s payout ratio is currently 105.40%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Stanley Black & Decker

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of SWK. XTX Topco Ltd bought a new position in shares of Stanley Black & Decker in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $286,000. Jump Financial LLC purchased a new stake in Stanley Black & Decker in the 4th quarter worth approximately $632,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in Stanley Black & Decker by 15.9% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,019,460 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $162,139,000 after purchasing an additional 277,352 shares during the period. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S grew its position in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 249.3% during the 4th quarter. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S now owns 20,132 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,616,000 after purchasing an additional 14,368 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norinchukin Bank The increased its holdings in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. Norinchukin Bank The now owns 6,166 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $495,000 after purchasing an additional 228 shares during the period. 87.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.