Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) Competitors $57.08 +0.27 (+0.47%) Closing price 04/17/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$57.38 +0.30 (+0.52%) As of 04/17/2025 06:15 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock SWK vs. IR, XYL, DOV, SNA, PNR, GGG, IEX, NDSN, RBC, and ITTShould you be buying Stanley Black & Decker stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Stanley Black & Decker include Ingersoll Rand (IR), Xylem (XYL), Dover (DOV), Snap-on (SNA), Pentair (PNR), Graco (GGG), IDEX (IEX), Nordson (NDSN), RBC Bearings (RBC), and ITT (ITT). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry. Stanley Black & Decker vs. Ingersoll Rand Xylem Dover Snap-on Pentair Graco IDEX Nordson RBC Bearings ITT Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR) and Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, community ranking, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IR or SWK? Ingersoll Rand received 179 more outperform votes than Stanley Black & Decker when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.67% of users gave Ingersoll Rand an outperform vote while only 58.80% of users gave Stanley Black & Decker an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformIngersoll RandOutperform Votes73761.67% Underperform Votes45838.33% Stanley Black & DeckerOutperform Votes55858.80% Underperform Votes39141.20% Is IR or SWK more profitable? Ingersoll Rand has a net margin of 11.59% compared to Stanley Black & Decker's net margin of 1.92%. Ingersoll Rand's return on equity of 12.78% beat Stanley Black & Decker's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ingersoll Rand11.59% 12.78% 7.45% Stanley Black & Decker 1.92%7.50%2.91% Is IR or SWK a better dividend stock? Ingersoll Rand pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Stanley Black & Decker pays an annual dividend of $3.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Ingersoll Rand pays out 3.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Stanley Black & Decker pays out 169.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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. Does the media prefer IR or SWK? In the previous week, Ingersoll Rand had 4 more articles in the media than Stanley Black & Decker. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Ingersoll Rand and 18 mentions for Stanley Black & Decker. Stanley Black & Decker's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Ingersoll Rand's score of 0.92 indicating that Stanley Black & Decker is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ingersoll Rand 14 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Stanley Black & Decker 15 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, IR or SWK? Ingersoll Rand has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stanley Black & Decker has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation & earnings, IR or SWK? Ingersoll Rand has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Stanley Black & Decker. Stanley Black & Decker is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ingersoll Rand, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIngersoll Rand$7.24B4.01$838.60M$2.0634.98Stanley Black & Decker$15.37B0.57$294.30M$1.9429.42 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of IR or SWK? 95.3% of Ingersoll Rand shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.8% of Stanley Black & Decker shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Ingersoll Rand shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Stanley Black & Decker shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate IR or SWK? Ingersoll Rand presently has a consensus price target of $100.36, suggesting a potential upside of 39.29%. Stanley Black & Decker has a consensus price target of $102.20, suggesting a potential upside of 79.05%. Given Stanley Black & Decker's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Stanley Black & Decker is more favorable than Ingersoll Rand.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ingersoll Rand 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58Stanley Black & Decker 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.30 SummaryIngersoll Rand beats Stanley Black & Decker on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Stanley Black & Decker News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SWK and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SWK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricStanley Black & DeckerCutlery, handtools, & general hardware IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$8.82B$2.78B$6.61B$18.43BDividend Yield5.56%3.09%3.60%4.20%P/E Ratio29.4239.7920.2731.09Price / Sales0.571.1575.3126.56Price / Cash11.1011.3726.9917.54Price / Book1.011.633.564.30Net Income$294.30M$135.99M$800.18M$1.02B7 Day Performance-3.27%0.57%1.80%1.42%1 Month Performance-29.81%-9.51%-4.00%-7.33%1 Year Performance-36.10%-14.69%10.57%2.27% Stanley Black & Decker Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SWKStanley Black & Decker4.5835 of 5 stars$57.08+0.5%$102.20+79.1%-36.1%$8.82B$15.37B29.4254,200Positive NewsIRIngersoll Rand4.4376 of 5 stars$73.66+0.9%$102.82+39.6%-19.0%$29.69B$7.24B35.7617,000XYLXylem4.4595 of 5 stars$110.15+1.0%$149.89+36.1%-13.1%$26.80B$8.56B30.1017,800Analyst ForecastPositive NewsDOVDover4.9618 of 5 stars$164.59+1.5%$209.92+27.5%-4.7%$22.56B$7.75B8.4625,000Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓SNASnap-on4.1634 of 5 stars$336.54+0.1%$355.33+5.6%+16.6%$17.64B$4.71B17.2612,900Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageGap DownPNRPentair4.8206 of 5 stars$82.70+0.6%$112.27+35.8%+2.3%$13.64B$4.08B22.1111,200Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Positive NewsGap DownGGGGraco3.8429 of 5 stars$79.98+0.7%$93.00+16.3%-10.8%$13.45B$2.11B28.364,000Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsIEXIDEX4.6937 of 5 stars$169.86+0.8%$232.57+36.9%-27.6%$12.83B$3.27B25.548,870Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsNDSNNordson4.6238 of 5 stars$185.83+0.1%$250.20+34.6%-30.2%$10.58B$2.67B23.647,330Short Interest ↓Positive NewsRBCRBC Bearings3.1897 of 5 stars$334.74+0.6%$361.20+7.9%+32.4%$10.51B$1.61B45.983,550Analyst ForecastPositive NewsITTITT3.9803 of 5 stars$128.12+2.0%$163.00+27.2%+2.2%$10.37B$3.63B20.3410,300 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IR Competitors XYL Competitors DOV Competitors SNA Competitors PNR Competitors GGG Competitors IEX Competitors NDSN Competitors RBC Competitors ITT Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:SWK) was last updated on 4/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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