Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH Grows Position in Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. $SWK

Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH lifted its position in Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK) by 0.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 1,562,904 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,195 shares during the period. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH owned about 1.01% of Stanley Black & Decker worth $116,092,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Chapman Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Stanley Black & Decker in the second quarter valued at about $26,000. GoalVest Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Stanley Black & Decker during the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC bought a new stake in shares of Stanley Black & Decker in the second quarter worth about $28,000. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management purchased a new position in Stanley Black & Decker during the 3rd quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, MUFG Securities EMEA plc bought a new position in Stanley Black & Decker during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.77% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Citigroup lifted their price objective on Stanley Black & Decker from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on Stanley Black & Decker from $80.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Argus upgraded shares of Stanley Black & Decker to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $100.00 price objective on shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Stanley Black & Decker from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 21st. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $86.89.

Stanley Black & Decker Stock Down 1.7%

Shares of NYSE:SWK opened at $70.66 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.66, a P/E/G ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.35 and a current ratio of 1.14. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $81.14 and a 200-day moving average price of $75.67. Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. has a 52-week low of $53.91 and a 52-week high of $93.37.

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.27 by $0.14. The company had revenue of $3.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.78 billion. Stanley Black & Decker had a return on equity of 7.90% and a net margin of 2.66%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.49 earnings per share. Stanley Black & Decker has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.900-5.700 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. will post 5.16 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Stanley Black & Decker Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 24th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 10th were paid a $0.83 dividend. This represents a $3.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.7%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 10th. Stanley Black & Decker’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 125.28%.

Stanley Black & Decker Company Profile

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc (NYSE:SWK) is a leading global manufacturer of industrial tools, engineered fastening systems, and security products. The company’s portfolio includes power tools, hand tools, accessories, and storage solutions marketed under well-known brands such as DEWALT, Stanley, Craftsman and Black & Decker. In addition to its core tools and hardware offerings, the company provides customized assembly and installation systems for the automotive, electronics and aerospace industries.

Operations are organized across three principal business segments.