A Closer Look at Stanley Black & Decker Inc (SWK)’s Operating Margin

Abby Carey

A share price of Stanley Black & Decker Inc [SWK] is currently trading at $62.44, up 0.52%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The SWK shares have lost -7.36% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -9.81%, and not 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 July 08, 2025, when Wolfe Research upgraded its rating to a Peer Perform. Previously, Barclays upgraded its rating to Overweight on May 13, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $90. On February 19, 2025, Jefferies initiated with a Buy rating and assigned a price target of $103 on the stock. Mizuho upgraded its rating to a Outperform but stick to its price target of $110 on December 19, 2024. Morgan Stanley initiated its recommendation with a Equal-Weight and recommended $107 as its price target on September 06, 2024. Barclays downgraded its rating to Equal Weight for this stock on June 04, 2024, and downed its price target to $86. In a note dated December 14, 2023, JP Morgan downgraded an Underweight rating on this stock but restated the target price of $89.

Stanley Black & Decker Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $53.91 and $93.63. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $82 within the next 12 months. Stanley Black & Decker Inc [NYSE: SWK] shares were valued at $62.44 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 31.33% based on the average SWK price forecast.

Analyzing the SWK fundamentals

Trailing Twelve Months sales for Stanley Black & Decker Inc [NYSE:SWK] were 15.17B which represents 0.13% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.3% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.05%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.02%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.03%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.02, Equity is 0.05 and Total Capital is 0.05. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.67.

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 61.68 points at the first support level, and at 60.91 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 63.81, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 65.17.

Ratios To Look Out For

To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Stanley Black & Decker Inc [NYSE:SWK] is 1.11. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.35, and the Cash Ratio is 0.05. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.64, the price to book ratio is 1.08 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 21.60.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Link Janet, SVP, General Counsel & Sec’y, that happened on Nov 06 ’25 when 11766.0 shares were sold. Officer, Link Janet completed a deal on Nov 06 ’25 to buy 11766.0 shares. Meanwhile, SVP, General Counsel & Sec’y Link Janet sold 1990.0 shares on Feb 07 ’25.

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