SWK vs. UFPI, AVNT, BC, FBIN, GGG, ITW, LOW, MAS, MHK, and PNR
Should you be buying Stanley Black & Decker stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Stanley Black & Decker include UFP Industries (UFPI), Avient (AVNT), Brunswick (BC), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), Graco (GGG), Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Lowe's Companies (LOW), Masco (MAS), Mohawk Industries (MHK), and Pentair (PNR).
Stanley Black & Decker vs. Its Competitors
UFP Industries (NASDAQ:UFPI) and Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and earnings.
UFP Industries has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Stanley Black & Decker. UFP Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stanley Black & Decker, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
UFP Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Stanley Black & Decker pays an annual dividend of $3.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. UFP Industries pays out 24.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Stanley Black & Decker pays out 105.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. UFP Industries has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Stanley Black & Decker has increased its dividend for 58 consecutive years. Stanley Black & Decker is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
In the previous week, Stanley Black & Decker had 1 more articles in the media than UFP Industries. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Stanley Black & Decker and 11 mentions for UFP Industries. Stanley Black & Decker's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat UFP Industries' score of 0.48 indicating that Stanley Black & Decker is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
UFP Industries has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stanley Black & Decker has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.
UFP Industries has a net margin of 5.31% compared to Stanley Black & Decker's net margin of 3.15%. UFP Industries' return on equity of 10.95% beat Stanley Black & Decker's return on equity.
81.8% of UFP Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.8% of Stanley Black & Decker shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of UFP Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Stanley Black & Decker shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
UFP Industries currently has a consensus target price of $124.25, suggesting a potential upside of 37.60%. Stanley Black & Decker has a consensus target price of $89.90, suggesting a potential upside of 39.32%. Given Stanley Black & Decker's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Stanley Black & Decker is more favorable than UFP Industries.
Summary
Stanley Black & Decker beats UFP Industries on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:SWK) was last updated on 10/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
