How to buy Stanley Black-and-Decker stock | $184.45

Stanley Black & Decker Inc 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. Stanley Black-and-Decker employs 53,100 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

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Stanley Black-and-Decker shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-09-17.

Latest market close	$184.45
52-week range	$149.94 - $223.34
50-day moving average	$193.15
200-day moving average	$200.96
Wall St. target price	$235.62
PE ratio	16.7256
Dividend yield	$2.8 (1.49%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$11.14

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Stanley Black-and-Decker price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $184.45 from 2021-09-23

1 week (2021-09-17)	-0.96%
1 month (2021-08-24)	-4.18%
3 months (2021-06-24)	-8.95%
6 months (2021-03-24)	-5.11%

1 year (2020-09-24)	17.32%
2 years (2019-09-24)	33.38%
3 years (2018-09-24)	21.76%
5 years (2016-09-23)	52.54%

Is Stanley Black-and-Decker under- or over-valued?

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 P/E ratio

Stanley Black-and-Decker's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 17x. In other words, Stanley Black-and-Decker shares trade at around 17x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

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 shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares 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 share 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 $3.3 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	$16.8 billion
Operating margin TTM	16.38%
Gross profit TTM	$5 billion
Return on assets TTM	7.31%
Return on equity TTM	17.18%
Profit margin	10.8%
Book value	$63.41
Market capitalisation	$30.4 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Stanley Black-and-Decker shares

There are currently 2.1 million Stanley Black-and-Decker shares held short by investors – that's known as Stanley Black-and-Decker's "short interest". This figure is 11.1% up from 1.9 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Stanley Black-and-Decker shares can be evaluated.

Stanley Black-and-Decker's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Stanley Black-and-Decker's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Stanley Black-and-Decker shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Stanley Black-and-Decker shares traded daily (recently around 817839.08045977). Stanley Black-and-Decker's SIR currently stands at 2.61. In other words for every 100,000 Stanley Black-and-Decker shares traded daily on the market, roughly 2610 shares are currently held short.

However Stanley Black-and-Decker's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Stanley Black-and-Decker shares, or, against the total number of tradable Stanley Black-and-Decker shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Stanley Black-and-Decker's short interest could be expressed as 0.01% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Stanley Black-and-Decker shares in existence, roughly 10 shares are currently held short) or 0.0131% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Stanley Black-and-Decker shares, roughly 13 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Stanley Black-and-Decker.

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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 share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 23.33% of net profits

Recently Stanley Black-and-Decker has paid out, on average, around 23.33% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 1.68% 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 1.68% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Stanley Black-and-Decker's case, that would currently equate to about $2.8 per share.

While Stanley Black-and-Decker's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Stanley Black-and-Decker is investing more in its future growth.

Stanley Black-and-Decker's most recent dividend payout was on 20 September 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 2 September 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").

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

Stanley Black-and-Decker's shares 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 shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Stanley Black-and-Decker shares which in turn could have impacted Stanley Black-and-Decker's share price.

Stanley Black-and-Decker share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Stanley Black-and-Decker's shares have ranged in value from as little as $149.937 up to $223.3426. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Stanley Black-and-Decker's is 1.4138. This would suggest that Stanley Black-and-Decker's shares 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. engages in the tools and storage, industrial, and security businesses worldwide. Its Tools & Storage segment offers power tools and equipment, including professional products, such as professional grade corded and cordless electric power tools and equipment, and pneumatic tools and fasteners; and consumer products comprising corded and cordless electric power tools primarily under the BLACK+DECKER brand, as well as lawn and garden products and related accessories, and home products. This segment sells its products through retailers, distributors, and a direct sales force to professional end users, distributors, retail consumers, and industrial customers in various industries. The company's Industrial segment provides engineered fastening systems and products to customers in the automotive, manufacturing, electronics, construction, aerospace, and other industries; sells and rents custom pipe handling, joint welding, and coating equipment for use in the construction of large and small diameter pipelines, as well as provides pipeline inspection services; and sells hydraulic tools, attachments, and accessories. This segment also serves oil and natural gas pipeline industry and other industrial customers. Its Security segment designs, supplies, and installs commercial electronic security systems and provides electronic security services; offers healthcare solutions, which include asset tracking, infant protection, pediatric protection, patient protection, wander management, fall management, and emergency call products; and sells automatic doors to commercial customers.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Stanley Black-and-Decker is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.253% of Stanley Black-and-Decker shares are held by insiders and 87.588% by institutions. How many people work for Stanley Black-and-Decker?
Latest data suggests 53,100 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