Stanley Black & Decker Inc (NYSE: SWK) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 29.91x compared to its average ratio. SWK has 36-month beta value of 1.17. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 12 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for SWK is 154.19M, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.95% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of SWK on July 02, 2025 was 3.16M shares.
SWK) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Stanley Black & Decker Inc (NYSE: SWK) has increased by 3.93 when compared to last closing price of 67.75. Despite this, the company has experienced a 6.10% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. fool.com reported 2025-07-01 that The latest executive hire by Stanley Black & Decker (SWK 3.93%) continued to be well received on Tuesday, a day after it was announced. This was bolstered by an analyst’s price target rise, although that pundit left his rather lukewarm recommendation intact.
SWK’s Market Performance
Stanley Black & Decker Inc (SWK) has seen a 6.10% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 7.61% gain in the past month and a -8.42% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.09%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.91% for SWK. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 5.93% for SWK’s stock, with a -14.33% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of SWK
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SWK stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for SWK by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for SWK in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $90 based on the research report published on May 13, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Jefferies, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SWK reach a price target of $103. The rating they have provided for SWK stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on February 19th, 2025.
Mizuho gave a rating of “Outperform” to SWK, setting the target price at $110 in the report published on December 19th of the previous year.
SWK Trading at 7.95% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought SWK to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -36.50% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at SWK starting from Link Janet, who sale 1,990 shares at the price of $85.24 back on Feb 07 ’25. After this action, Link Janet now owns 9,862 shares of Stanley Black & Decker Inc, valued at $169,630 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SWK
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.08 for the present operating margin
- 0.3 for the gross margin
The net margin for Stanley Black & Decker Inc stands at 0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value 4.03, with 1.54 for asset returns.
Based on Stanley Black & Decker Inc (SWK), the company’s capital structure generated 0.43 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.17. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.76. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.41.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.32 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 4.61. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.13. The receivables turnover for the company is 9.73for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.68. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.10.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Stanley Black & Decker Inc (SWK) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
