The stock of Stanley Black & Decker Inc (SWK) has gone up by 5.82% for the week, with a 9.53% rise in the past month and a 14.01% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.04%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 2.87% for SWK. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 6.09% for SWK’s stock, with a -12.13% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Stanley Black & Decker Inc (NYSE: SWK) Right Now?
Stanley Black & Decker Inc (NYSE: SWK) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.45x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for SWK is 1.15. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 12 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for SWK is 154.23M and currently, short sellers hold a 3.95% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of SWK on July 09, 2025 was 2.97M shares.
SWK) stock’s latest price update
Stanley Black & Decker Inc (NYSE: SWK)’s stock price has soared by 3.45% in relation to previous closing price of $69.3. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 5.82% in its stock price over the last five trading days. fool.com reported 2025-07-08 that Shares of Stanley Black & Decker (SWK 3.45%) stock closed 3.4% higher on Tuesday after Wolfe Research analyst Nigel Coe removed his “underperform” (i.e., sell) rating from the stock, and upgraded shares of the toolmaker stock to peer perform (i.e.
Analysts’ Opinion of SWK
Barclays, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SWK reach a price target of $90. The rating they have provided for SWK stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on May 13th, 2025.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Buy” to SWK, setting the target price at $103 in the report published on February 19th of the current year.
SWK Trading at 8.32% 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 -35.34% 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 1.15. 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
In conclusion, Stanley Black & Decker Inc (SWK) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
