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Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (SWBI)

Industrials | Aerospace & Defense | Maryville, United States | NasdaqGS
12.78 USD -0.29 (-2.219%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 13.00 +0.22 (1.721%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:53 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:44 a.m. EDT

The long-term investment case is severely compromised by a brutal multi-year decline. Despite a recent bounce, the business has lost over 60% of its value over the last nine years, with the most recent annual performance showing a sharp drop of nearly 44%. This persistent downward trajectory signals that the market views the current fundamentals as insufficient to sustain the current price, rendering it a poor buy-and-hold candidate regardless of the company's niche status. The dividend, while yielding nearly 4%, is paid at a payout ratio exceeding 120%, meaning the company is distributing more cash than it earns; this is a classic sign of capital destruction rather than shareholder-friendly policy. Short-term momentum remains fragile, as the stock trades below its 50-day average and faces significant headwinds from the heavy put option positioning which acts as a self-fulfilling prophecy for further declines. Investors should avoid this security until the multi-year downtrend shows definitive reversal.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.072117
AutoETS0.073192
AutoTheta0.076670
MSTL0.100422

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 38%
H-stat 15.46
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.063
Excess Kurtosis 0.46
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-06-30
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-30
Debt to Equity Ratio 14.113
Revenue per Share 11.793
Market Cap 573,051,072
Trailing P/E 31.17
Forward P/E 38.73
Beta 0.89
Profit Margins 3.53%
Website https://www.smith-wesson.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 1:44 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioned for downside protection, with massive open interest in deep out-of-the-money puts (strikes 7.0 and 8.0) expiring in early 2027 and late 2026. This 'naked put' positioning suggests a belief that the stock could halve again. Conversely, call activity is sparse and concentrated near the money or slightly out-of-the-money, indicating a lack of aggressive bullish speculation despite the recent price recovery.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.87% 4.42% 4.34% 3.82%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-01 0.13 0.866667
2026-03-19 0.13 0.916138
2025-12-18 0.13 1.264591
2025-09-18 0.13 1.369863
2025-07-07 0.13 1.515152
2025-03-20 0.13 1.365546
2024-12-19 0.13 1.275761
2024-09-19 0.13 0.961538
2024-07-11 0.13 0.913563
2024-03-20 0.12 0.672269
2023-12-20 0.12 0.893522
2023-09-20 0.12 1.000834
2023-07-12 0.12 0.898204
2023-03-15 0.10 0.909091
2022-12-19 0.10 1.190476
2022-09-21 0.10 0.991080
2022-07-06 0.10 0.755287
2022-03-16 0.08 0.492005
2021-12-15 0.08 0.441258
2021-09-13 0.08 0.383142
2021-06-30 0.08 0.230548
2021-03-16 0.05 0.263019
2020-12-16 0.05 0.295334
2020-09-16 0.05 0.309215
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.52
dividendYield 3.98
exDividendDate 2026-07-01
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.52
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.03978577
lastDividendValue 0.13
lastDividendDate 2026-07-01
dividendDate 2026-07-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.5719557
Address1 1,852 Proffitt Springs Road
All Time High 39.61
All Time Low 0.07206
Ask 14.64
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 9
Average Daily Volume10 Day 522,140
Average Daily Volume3 Month 679,219
Average Volume 679,219
Average Volume10Days 522,140
Beta 0.892
Bid 11.16
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 2
Book Value 8.442
City Maryville
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,798,675,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 12.78
Current Ratio 3.203
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 13.18
Day Low 12.73
Debt To Equity 14.113
Display Name Smith & Wesson Brands
Dividend Date 1,784,073,600
Dividend Rate 0.52
Dividend Yield 3.98
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,788,465,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,788,465,600
Earnings Growth 0.867
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.879
Earnings Timestamp 1,788,465,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,788,465,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,788,465,600
Ebitda 59,760,000
Ebitda Margins 0.11408
Enterprise To Ebitda 9.896
Enterprise To Revenue 1.129
Enterprise Value 591,401,920
Eps Current Year 0.47
Eps Forward 0.33
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.41
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,782,864,000
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 413 747 3317
Fifty Day Average 14.7724
Fifty Day Average Change -1.9924002
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.13487315
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 57.195568
Fifty Two Week High 17.56
Fifty Two Week High Change -4.7799997
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.27220955
Fifty Two Week Low 8.01
Fifty Two Week Low Change 4.7699995
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.59550554
Fifty Two Week Range 8.01 - 17.56
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 934,896,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.45
Float Shares 43,727,418
Forward Eps 0.33
Forward P E 38.727272
Free Cashflow 84,147,872
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 1,378
Fullday Change -0.29
Fullday Change Percent -2.21882
Fullday Price 13.0
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.2691
Gross Profits 140,966,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0233
Held Percent Institutions 0.66269
Implied Shares Outstanding 44,839,680
Industry Aerospace & Defense
Industry Disp Aerospace & Defense
Industry Key aerospace-defense
Ir Website http://ir.smith-wesson.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=90977&p=irol-investorHome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,782,864,000
Last Dividend Value 0.13
Last Fiscal Year End 1,777,507,200
Last Split Date 1,598,313,600
Last Split Factor 1,301:1000
Long Business Summary Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of firearms worldwide. It offers handguns, including revolvers and pistols; long guns, such as modern sporting rifles, pistol caliber carbines, and lever-action rifles; handcuffs; suppressors; and other firearm-related products. It also provides manufacturing services comprising forging, heat treating, rapid prototyping, tooling, finishing, plating, machining, and custom plastic injection molding, assembly, and distribution services to other businesses; and sells parts purchased through third parties. The company sells its products to firearm enthusiasts, collectors, hunters, sportsmen, competitive shooters, individuals desiring home and personal protection, law enforcement, security agencies and officers, and military agencies. It markets its products through independent dealers, retailers, in-store retails, and direct to consumers, and range operations; print, broadcast, and digital advertising campaigns; social and electronic media; and in-store retail merchandising strategies. The company was founded in 1852 and is based in Maryville, Tennessee.
Long Name Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 573,051,072
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_414079
Most Recent Quarter 1,777,507,200
Net Income To Common 18,481,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,809,043,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 586,054,617
Number Of Analyst Opinions 2
Open 13.0
Operating Cashflow 114,195,000
Operating Margins 0.11802
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 1.2683
Peg Ratio 0.84
Phone 800 331 0852
Post Market Change 0.22000027
Post Market Change Percent 1.7214419
Post Market Price 13.0
Post Market Time 1,787,961,229
Previous Close 13.07
Price Eps Current Year 27.191488
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.5138592
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.0939325
Profit Margins 0.03528
Quick Ratio 1.035
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.29
Regular Market Change Percent -2.21882
Regular Market Day High 13.18
Regular Market Day Low 12.73
Regular Market Day Range 12.73 - 13.18
Regular Market Open 13.0
Regular Market Previous Close 13.07
Regular Market Price 12.78
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 531,338
Return On Assets 0.03345
Return On Equity 0.04935
Revenue Growth 0.267
Revenue Per Share 11.793
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 44,839,680
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0513
Shares Short 2,298,314
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 1,857,079
Short Name Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.051999997
Short Ratio 5.46
Source Interval 15
State TN
Symbol SWBI
Target High Price 18.0
Target Low Price 16.5
Target Mean Price 17.25
Target Median Price 17.25
Total Cash 33,352,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.746
Total Debt 53,142,000
Total Revenue 523,844,992
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.52
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.03978577
Trailing Eps 0.41
Trailing P E 31.17073
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 13.09395
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.31395054
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.023976762
Type Disp Equity
Volume 531,338
Website https://www.smith-wesson.com
Zip 37,801