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Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK ) Wolfe Research 18th Annual Global Transportation & Industrials Conference Transcript May 20, 2025 12:55 PM ET Company Participants Dennis Lange - Head, Investor Relations Chris Nelson - Chief Operating Officer Conference Call Participants Nigel Coe - Wolfe Research Nigel Coe Great. Well, good afternoon.

Stanley Black & Decker (SWK 0.42%) stock rose by 12.8% in the week to Friday morning. The move comes as a thawing in the U.S./China trading relationship encouraged investors to price in a better outcome for the toolmaker's earnings in 2025 and beyond.

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. , May 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) invites investors and the general public to listen to a webcast of a presentation by Chris Nelson, COO, Executive Vice President and President, Tools & Outdoor, at the Wolfe Research 18th Annual Global Transportation & Industrials Conference on Tuesday, May 20 th, 2025 at 12:55 PM EDT.

The Trump administration just announced a massive trade deal between the United States and China, leaving markets elated. The United States agreed to lower its tariffs on China to 30% from 145% for 90 days.

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.