NYSE:SWK - Stanley Black & Decker Stock Price, Forecast & News

Stanley Black & Decker trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "SWK."

Stanley Black & Decker declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 29th will be given a dividend of $0.69 per share on Tuesday, December 17th. This represents a $2.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.67%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 27th. View Stanley Black & Decker's Dividend History.

Stanley Black & Decker declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback program on Thursday, October 24th 2019, which permits the company to repurchase $200,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to buy up to 0.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January, 29th. The industrial products company reported $2.18 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.16 by $0.02. The industrial products company had revenue of $3.71 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.79 billion. Stanley Black & Decker had a net margin of 6.62% and a return on equity of 16.15%. The business's revenue was up 2.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.11 EPS. View Stanley Black & Decker's Earnings History.

Stanley Black & Decker is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 22nd 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Stanley Black & Decker.

Stanley Black & Decker issued an update on its FY20 earnings guidance on Wednesday, January, 29th. The company provided EPS guidance of $8.80-9.00 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $9.01.

15 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Stanley Black & Decker's stock. Their forecasts range from $160.00 to $200.00. On average, they expect Stanley Black & Decker's share price to reach $170.57 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 3.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Stanley Black & Decker.

15 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Stanley Black & Decker in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 11 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Stanley Black & Decker.

Headlines about SWK stock have been trending somewhat negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Stanley Black & Decker earned a media sentiment score of -1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the industrial products company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Stanley Black & Decker.

Stanley Black & Decker saw a increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 4,130,000 shares, an increase of 13.8% from the December 31st total of 3,630,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,060,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.9 days. Approximately 2.7% of the company's shares are short sold. View Stanley Black & Decker's Current Options Chain.

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Stanley Black & Decker's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (4.92%), State Street Corp (4.74%), Capital Research Global Investors (4.53%), Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc. (2.03%), Pzena Investment Management LLC (1.49%) and Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC (1.28%). Company insiders that own Stanley Black & Decker stock include (Phil) Lockyer Phillip, Donald Allan, Jaime A Ramirez, James M Loree, Jeffrey D Ansell, Jocelyn Belisle, John H Wyatt, Joseph R Voelker, Michael David Hankin, Nixon John and Robert H Raff Jr. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Stanley Black & Decker.

SWK stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC, Janus Henderson Group PLC, Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec, First Trust Advisors LP, Calamos Advisors LLC, FMR LLC, Cornerstone Investment Partners LLC and Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA. Company insiders that have sold Stanley Black & Decker company stock in the last year include Donald Allan, Jaime A Ramirez, James M Loree, Jeffrey D Ansell, Jocelyn Belisle, John H Wyatt, Joseph R Voelker and Robert H Raff Jr. View Insider Buying and Selling for Stanley Black & Decker.

SWK stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc., Stifel Financial Corp, Pictet Asset Management Ltd., MUFG Securities EMEA plc, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Samlyn Capital LLC, Eaton Vance Management and Jennison Associates LLC. Company insiders that have bought Stanley Black & Decker stock in the last two years include (Phil) Lockyer Phillip, Michael David Hankin and Nixon John. View Insider Buying and Selling for Stanley Black & Decker.

Shares of SWK can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of SWK stock can currently be purchased for approximately $165.01.

Stanley Black & Decker has a market capitalization of $25.08 billion and generates $14.44 billion in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $955.80 million in net income (profit) each year or $8.40 on an earnings per share basis. Stanley Black & Decker employs 60,767 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Stanley Black & Decker.

The official website for Stanley Black & Decker is http://www.stanleyblackanddecker.com/.

Stanley Black & Decker's mailing address is 1000 STANLEY DRIVE, NEW BRITAIN CT, 06053. The industrial products company can be reached via phone at 860-225-5111 or via email at [email protected]