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Live Updates Live Coverage Has Ended Goldman's Warning 2:30 pm by Gerelyn Terzo Wall Street firm Goldman Sachs believes there’s still another shoe yet to drop in the trade wars despite progress made between the White House and Beijing. The analyst firm wrote: “The large reduction in the U.S. tariff rate on China should only have a limited impact on the overall U.S. effective tariff rate. After accounting for a reduction of that magnitude, the full set of U.S. tariffs would still be considerably higher and broader than expected by markets at the start of the year.” Winners & Losers 12:12 pm by Gerelyn Terzo With today’s market rally, the S&P 500 has narrowed its year-to-date declines to 1.3%. Within the S&P 500, today’s biggest gainers include NRG Energy (NYSE: NRG), up 23%, Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK), up 14.4%, and Microchip Tech (Nasdaq: MCHP), up 11.2%. Among the biggest losers of today’s session include Cigna Group (NYSE: CI),
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Shares in toolmaker and engineered fastener company Stanley Black & Decker (SWK 4.20%) slumped by 21.9% in April, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. There's no debating the reason.
Toolmaker Stanley Black & Decker (SWK -2.74%) beat earnings expectations for the first quarter, but revenue was light and the company sees rising cost pressures due to tariffs, according to its quarterly report from this morning. Investors viewed the glass as half-empty, sending shares of Stanley down as much as 5% for the day and down 3% heading into market close.
Weakness in both segments weighs on SWK's top line in the first quarter of 2025.
Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) shares fell Wednesday as the power tool maker anticipates the Trump administration's tariffs negatively affecting its profits this year as it alters its supply chain and raises prices.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK ) Q1 2025 Earnings Call April 30, 2025 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Dennis M. Lange - VP, IR Donald Allan, Jr. - President & CEO Christopher J.
Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.75 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.68 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.56 per share a year ago.