Earnings Preview Stanley Black & Decker (SWK)

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. Co SWK is set to report earnings tonight after the bell. At last check, shares were up 58 cents to $77.18, a gain of 0.76% on 1.8 million shares. Analysts expect earnings of $1.01 per share on revenues of $2.37 billion. This compares to last year, when the company reported earnings of 70 cents on $1.26 billion in revenues, as the company was just starting to integrate the merger between Stanley and Black & Decker. The company trades at 12.8 times forward earnings, and sports a 2.6% dividend yield. Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. manufactures tools and engineered security solutions worldwide. The company’s Security segment provides a range of mechanical and electronic security products and systems.