Zacks Research Has Positive Forecast for SWK Q3 Earnings

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q3 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a report released on Thursday, October 16th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $1.59 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.54. 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 $5.24 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.62 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.47 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.12 EPS.

SWK has been the topic of a number of other reports. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Stanley Black & Decker from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, October 6th. Wolfe Research upgraded Stanley Black & Decker from an “underperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on Stanley Black & Decker from $65.00 to $78.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Morgan Stanley reiterated a “positive” rating and issued a $80.00 price target on shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Stanley Black & Decker from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Stanley Black & Decker presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $88.10.

Stanley Black & Decker Trading Up 1.8%

Shares of NYSE:SWK opened at $69.09 on Monday. Stanley Black & Decker has a 12-month low of $53.91 and a 12-month high of $106.54. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $74.06 and its 200-day simple moving average is $68.88. The company has a market capitalization of $10.69 billion, a PE ratio of 21.93, a P/E/G ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.19. The company has a current ratio of 1.04, a quick ratio of 0.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52.

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, June 30th. The industrial products company reported $2.85 earnings per share for the quarter. Stanley Black & Decker had a return on equity of 7.76% and a net margin of 3.15%.The business had revenue of $3.72 billion during the quarter.

Stanley Black & Decker Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were paid 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 was Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a $3.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.8%. Stanley Black & Decker’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 105.40%.

Institutional Trading of Stanley Black & Decker

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SWK. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in Stanley Black & Decker by 40.5% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,521 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $348,000 after purchasing an additional 1,304 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in Stanley Black & Decker by 38.5% during the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 101,311 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $7,789,000 after purchasing an additional 28,154 shares during the last quarter. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Stanley Black & Decker during the 1st quarter valued at about $245,000. State of Alaska Department of Revenue grew its stake in Stanley Black & Decker by 2.7% during the 1st quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 18,051 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,387,000 after purchasing an additional 475 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cullinan Associates Inc. grew its stake in Stanley Black & Decker by 1.6% during the 1st quarter. Cullinan Associates Inc. now owns 25,000 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,922,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.77% of the company’s stock.

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.