J.P. Morgan Sticks to Its Sell Rating for Stanley Black & Decker (SWK)

In a report released yesterday, Michael Rehaut from J.P. Morgan maintained a Sell rating on Stanley Black & Decker, with a price target of $69.00. The company’s shares closed yesterday at $82.90.

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Rehaut covers the Consumer Cyclical sector, focusing on stocks such as Mohawk, Toll Brothers, and Whirlpool. According to TipRanks, Rehaut has an average return of 5.9% and a 55.87% success rate on recommended stocks.

Currently, the analyst consensus on Stanley Black & Decker is a Moderate Buy with an average price target of $86.38.

Based on Stanley Black & Decker’s latest earnings release for the quarter ending September 27, the company reported a quarterly revenue of $3.76 billion and a net profit of $51.4 million. In comparison, last year the company earned a revenue of $3.75 billion and had a net profit of $91.1 million

Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 54 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders selling their shares of SWK in relation to earlier this year. Most recently, in November 2025, Janet Link, the SVP, GC & Sec’y of SWK sold 11,766.00 shares for a total of $812,677.62.