How to buy Stanley Black-and-Decker (SWK) stocks

Stanley Black-and-Decker is a tools & accessories business based in the US. Stanley Black-and-Decker shares (SWK) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

Its last market close was $82.00 – a decrease of 0.97% over the previous week. Stanley Black-and-Decker employs 50,500 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $15.4 billion.

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Stanley Black-and-Decker stock price (NYSE: SWK)

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Stanley Black-and-Decker stocks at a glance

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Information last updated 2024-12-19.

Latest market close	$82.00
52-week range	$76.36 - $109.87
50-day moving average more info button	$93.42
200-day moving average more info button	$92.80
Wall St. target price	$102.52
PE ratio more info button	N/A
Dividend yield more info button	$3.25 (4.15%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$-1.24

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Stanley Black-and-Decker price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $79.43 from 2024-12-19

1 week (2024-12-13)	-4.07%
1 month (2024-11-21)	-9.40%
3 months (2024-09-20)	-25.72%
6 months (2024-06-21)	-5.82%

1 year (2023-12-21)	-18.05%
2 years (2022-12-21)	16.63%
3 years (2021-12-21)	161.5255
5 years (2019-12-20)	144.3114

Is Stanley Black-and-Decker stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Stanley Black-and-Decker stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Stanley Black-and-Decker's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Stanley Black-and-Decker's PEG ratio

Stanley Black-and-Decker's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.3679. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Stanley Black-and-Decker's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Stanley Black-and-Decker's EBITDA

Stanley Black-and-Decker's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $1.7 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Stanley Black-and-Decker's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Stanley Black-and-Decker financials

Revenue TTM	$15.4 billion
Operating margin TTM	7.5%
Gross profit TTM	$4.4 billion
Return on assets TTM	2.99%
Return on equity TTM	-2.03%
Profit margin	-1.33%
Book value	$57.47
Market Capitalization more info button	$12.2 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Stanley Black-and-Decker's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Stanley Black-and-Decker.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

Stanley Black-and-Decker's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 28.87

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Stanley Black-and-Decker's overall score of 28.87 (as at 12/31/2018) is pretty weak – landing it in it in the 64th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Stanley Black-and-Decker is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

Stanley Black-and-Decker's environmental score

Environmental score: 3.28/100

Stanley Black-and-Decker's social score

Social score: 14.54/100

Stanley Black-and-Decker's governance score

Governance score: 6.05/100

Stanley Black-and-Decker's controversy score

Controversy score: 1/5

ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Stanley Black-and-Decker scored a 1 out of 5 for controversy – the highest score possible, reflecting that Stanley Black-and-Decker has managed to keep its nose clean.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

Stanley Black & Decker Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.

Total ESG score	28.87
Total ESG percentile	63.98
Environmental score	3.28
Social score	14.54
Governance score	6.05
Level of controversy	1

Stanley Black-and-Decker stock dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 86.02% of net profits

Recently Stanley Black-and-Decker has paid out, on average, around 100% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Stanley Black-and-Decker shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Stanley Black-and-Decker's case, that would currently equate to about $3.25 per share.

Stanley Black-and-Decker's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

Stanley Black-and-Decker's most recent dividend payout was on 16 December 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their stocks by 28 November 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Stanley Black-and-Decker's stocks ever split?

Stanley Black-and-Decker's stocks were split on a 2:1 basis on 3 June 1996 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Stanley Black-and-Decker stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower stock price could have impacted the market appetite for Stanley Black-and-Decker stocks, which in turn could have impacted Stanley Black-and-Decker's stock price.

Stanley Black-and-Decker stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Stanley Black-and-Decker's stocks have ranged in value from as little as $76.3586 up to $109.8672. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Stanley Black-and-Decker's is 1.255. This would suggest that Stanley Black-and-Decker's stocks are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Stanley Black-and-Decker overview

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. provides hand tools, power tools, outdoor products, and related accessories in the United States, Canada, Other Americas, Europe, and Asia. Its Tools & Outdoor segment offers professional grade corded and cordless electric power tools and equipment, including drills, impact wrenches and drivers, grinders, saws, routers, and sanders; pneumatic tools and fasteners, such as nail guns, nails, staplers and staples, and concrete and masonry anchors; corded and cordless electric power tools; hand-held vacuums, paint tools, and cleaning appliances; leveling and layout tools, planes, hammers, demolition tools, clamps, vises, knives, saws, chisels, and industrial and automotive tools; drill, screwdriver, router bits, abrasives, saw blades, and threading products; tool boxes, sawhorses, medical cabinets, and engineered storage solutions; and electric and gas-powered lawn and garden products. This segment sells its products under the DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, CUB ADET, BLACK+DECKER, and HUSTLER brands through retailers, third-party distributors, independent dealers, and a direct sales force. The company's Industrial segment provides threaded fasteners, blind rivets and tools, blind inserts and tools, drawn arc weld studs and systems, engineered plastic and mechanical fasteners, self-piercing riveting systems, precision nut running systems, micro fasteners, high-strength structural fasteners, axel swage, latches, heat shields, pins, couplings, fitting, and other engineered products; and attachments used on excavators and handheld tools. This segment sells its products through direct sales force and third-party distributors to the automotive, manufacturing, electronics, construction, aerospace, and other industries. The company was formerly known as The Stanley Works and changed its name to Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Stanley Black-and-Decker is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.265% of Stanley Black-and-Decker stocks are held by insiders and 90.251% by institutions. How many people work for Stanley Black-and-Decker?
Latest data suggests 50,500 work at Stanley Black-and-Decker. When does the fiscal year end for Stanley Black-and-Decker?
Stanley Black-and-Decker's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Stanley Black-and-Decker based?
Stanley Black-and-Decker's address is: 1000 Stanley Drive, New Britain, CT, United States, 06053 What is Stanley Black-and-Decker's ISIN number?
Stanley Black-and-Decker's international securities identification number is: US8545021011 What is Stanley Black-and-Decker's CUSIP number?
Stanley Black-and-Decker's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 854502101

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