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. Stockholders 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 dividend yield of 1.68%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 27th. View Stanley Black & Decker's Dividend History.

Stanley Black & Decker announced that its board has approved a stock repurchase plan on Thursday, October 24th 2019, which authorizes the company to buyback $200,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase up to 0.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, January, 29th. The industrial products company reported $2.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $2.16 by $0.02. The industrial products company earned $3.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.79 billion. Stanley Black & Decker had a return on equity of 16.15% and a net margin of 6.62%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 2.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.11 earnings per share. 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 updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Wednesday, January, 29th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $8.80-9.00 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $9.01.

15 brokerages have issued 1 year target prices for Stanley Black & Decker's shares. Their forecasts range from $160.00 to $200.00. On average, they expect Stanley Black & Decker's stock price to reach $170.57 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 3.8% 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.

Media stories about SWK stock have been trending neutral this week, according to InfoTrie. The research firm rates the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Stanley Black & Decker earned a media sentiment score of 0.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the industrial products company a news buzz of 2.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is very unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. 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 daily trading volume, of 1,060,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.9 days. Currently, 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 many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (4.92%), State Street Corp (4.74%), Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc. (2.03%), Pzena Investment Management LLC (1.49%), Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC (1.28%) and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (1.04%). 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 $164.35.

Stanley Black & Decker has a market capitalization of $24.98 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]