Stanley Black & Decker Inc [SWK] stock is trading at $83.39, up 1.25%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The SWK shares have gain 2.13% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 0.82%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Stanley Black & Decker Inc [NYSE: SWK] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on December 19, 2024, when Mizuho upgraded its rating to a Outperform but kept the price target unchanged to $110 for it. Previously, Morgan Stanley started tracking the stock with Equal-Weight rating on September 06, 2024, and set its price target to $107. On June 04, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Equal Weight and revised its price target to $86 on the stock. JP Morgan downgraded its rating to a Underweight but stick to its price target of $89 on December 14, 2023. Citigroup upgraded its rating to a Buy. Wolfe Research downgraded its rating to Underperform for this stock on August 11, 2023, but kept the price target unchanged to $94. In a note dated February 03, 2023, Citigroup upgraded an Neutral rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $69 to $106.
Stanley Black & Decker Inc [SWK] stock has fluctuated between $77.70 and $110.88 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $98.25 within the next 12 months. Stanley Black & Decker Inc [NYSE: SWK] shares were valued at $83.39 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 17.82% based on the average SWK price forecast.
Analyzing the SWK fundamentals
Stanley Black & Decker Inc [NYSE:SWK] reported sales of 15.38B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -5.12%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.29% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.07%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.0%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.01%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.01, Equity is -0.02 and Total Capital is 0.07. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.73.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 82.58 points at the first support level, and at 81.77 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 84.84, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 86.29.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Stanley Black & Decker Inc’s Current Ratio is 1.29. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.42, and the Cash Ratio is 0.06. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.84, the price to book ratio is 1.45.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Link Janet, SVP, General Counsel & Sec’y, that happened on Aug 01 ’24 when 13520.0 shares were sold. Officer, Link Janet completed a deal on Aug 01 ’24 to buy 13520.0 shares. Meanwhile, SVP, General Counsel & Sec’y Link Janet sold 3442.0 shares on May 06 ’24.
