Price Target Update: Recent chatter on social media has highlighted a notable update from a major financial institution, raising the price target for Stanley Black & Decker to $82 from $75. Many users are discussing whether this signals renewed confidence in the company’s outlook. The conversation reflects cautious optimism about future growth.
Dividend Appeal: Another hot topic online is the company’s impressive 3.9% dividend yield, nearly double the market average. Posts emphasize the firm’s 58-year streak of annual dividend increases, sparking interest among income-focused investors. This has fueled positive buzz around the stock’s stability.
Technical Breakout: Finally, there’s growing excitement over the stock potentially breaking out of a six-year downtrend. Discussions point to technical indicators suggesting upward momentum, keeping traders engaged. The mix of technical and fundamental factors is driving lively debates.
Note: This discussion summary was generated from an AI condensation of post data.
Stanley Black & Decker Insider Trading Activity
Stanley Black & Decker insiders have traded $SWK stock on the open market 1 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 1 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $SWK stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- JANET LINK (SVP, General Counsel & Sec'y) sold 11,766 shares for an estimated $812,763
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
Stanley Black & Decker Revenue
Stanley Black & Decker had revenues of $-3.8B in Q4 2025. This is a decrease of -200.95% from the same period in the prior year.
You can track SWK financials on Quiver Quantitative's SWK stock page.
Stanley Black & Decker Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $SWK stock 1 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 0 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $SWK stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- SENATOR GARY C. PETERS purchased up to $50,000 on 01/12.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.
Stanley Black & Decker Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 325 institutional investors add shares of Stanley Black & Decker stock to their portfolio, and 340 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ removed 2,362,894 shares (-19.4%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $175,633,911
- AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC added 1,450,170 shares (+49.5%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $107,791,136
- BLACKROCK, INC. removed 1,292,244 shares (-11.1%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $96,052,496
- FREESTONE GROVE PARTNERS LP added 1,286,179 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $95,601,685
- STRIVE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC added 1,055,828 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $78,479,695
- CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION LLP added 1,013,756 shares (+56.8%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $75,352,483
- SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP added 894,123 shares (+51.0%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $66,460,162
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
Stanley Black & Decker Government Contracts
We have seen $17,943 of award payments to $SWK over the last year.
Here are some of the awards which we have have seen pay out the most over the last year:
- GSA CONTRACT # GS-03F-062GA: $17,943
To track government contracts to publicy traded companies, check out Quiver Quantitative's government contracts dashboard.
Stanley Black & Decker Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $SWK in the last several months. We have seen 2 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- UBS issued a "Buy" rating on 11/06/2025
- Barclays issued a "Overweight" rating on 07/30/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for Stanley Black & Decker, check out Quiver Quantitative's $SWK forecast page.
Stanley Black & Decker Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $SWK recently. We have seen 6 analysts offer price targets for $SWK in the last 6 months, with a median target of $87.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Sam Reid from Wells Fargo set a target price of $82.0 on 01/14/2026
- Amit Mehrotra from UBS set a target price of $98.0 on 01/05/2026
- Timothy Wojs from Baird set a target price of $85.0 on 12/23/2025
- Julian Mitchell from Barclays set a target price of $89.0 on 07/30/2025
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