At the time of writing, Stanley Black & Decker Inc [SWK] stock is trading at $86.81, up 1.77%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The SWK shares have gain 1.05% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 5.40%, 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.
For the past year, the stock price of Stanley Black & Decker Inc fluctuated between $77.70 and $110.88. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $99.67 within the next 12 months. Stanley Black & Decker Inc [NYSE: SWK] shares were valued at $86.81 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 14.81% based on the average SWK price forecast.
Analyzing the SWK fundamentals
According to Stanley Black & Decker Inc [NYSE:SWK], the company’s sales were 15.37B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -0.43% plunge. 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. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.73.
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 85.76 points at the first support level, and at 84.72 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 87.48, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 88.16.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Stanley Black & Decker Inc [NYSE:SWK] has a current ratio of 1.30. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.37, and the Cash Ratio is 0.06. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.87, the price to book ratio is 1.51 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 45.99.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Link Janet, SVP, General Counsel & Sec’y, that happened on Feb 07 ’25 when 1990.0 shares were sold. Officer, Link Janet completed a deal on Feb 07 ’25 to buy 1990.0 shares. Meanwhile, SVP, General Counsel & Sec’y Link Janet sold 13520.0 shares on Aug 01 ’24.
