Zacks Research Has Bearish Estimate for SWK Q3 Earnings

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK) – Research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a report released on Tuesday, November 25th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $1.54 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.59. 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 FY2026 earnings at $4.92 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $1.18 EPS.

SWK has been the topic of several other research reports. Jefferies Financial Group set a $86.00 price target on shares of Stanley Black & Decker and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 18th. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $100.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 6th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Stanley Black & Decker from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, October 19th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reiterated a “positive” rating and issued a $80.00 price objective on shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $88.10.

Stanley Black & Decker Stock Up 1.6%

Shares of NYSE:SWK opened at $71.88 on Thursday. Stanley Black & Decker has a 52-week low of $53.91 and a 52-week high of $91.36. The stock has a market cap of $11.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.82, a PEG ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 1.21. The business has a fifty day moving average of $69.83 and a two-hundred day moving average of $70.44. 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 (NYSE:SWK) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, June 30th. The industrial products company reported $2.85 EPS for the quarter. Stanley Black & Decker had a return on equity of 7.76% and a net margin of 3.15%.The firm had revenue of $3.72 billion during the quarter.

Institutional Trading of Stanley Black & Decker

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Stanley Black & Decker by 0.5% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 18,663,999 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,264,486,000 after purchasing an additional 91,016 shares in the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors lifted its stake in Stanley Black & Decker by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 12,768,115 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $949,050,000 after acquiring an additional 116,302 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Stanley Black & Decker by 2.3% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,423,438 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $638,438,000 after acquiring an additional 215,960 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its position in Stanley Black & Decker by 49.5% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 4,379,653 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $325,541,000 after acquiring an additional 1,450,170 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in Stanley Black & Decker by 11.7% during the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,329,175 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $321,781,000 after purchasing an additional 452,398 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.77% of the company’s stock.

Stanley Black & Decker Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 1st will be issued a $0.83 dividend. This represents a $3.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.6%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 1st. Stanley Black & Decker’s dividend payout ratio is currently 114.88%.

Stanley Black & Decker Company Profile

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.