Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. $SWK Shares Acquired by Erste Asset Management GmbH

Erste Asset Management GmbH lifted its stake in shares of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK) by 28.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 33,636 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after buying an additional 7,378 shares during the quarter. Erste Asset Management GmbH’s holdings in Stanley Black & Decker were worth $2,527,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Capital Research Global Investors grew its position in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 12,856,517 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $954,991,000 after buying an additional 88,402 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Stanley Black & Decker by 2.3% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,423,438 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $638,438,000 after purchasing an additional 215,960 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in Stanley Black & Decker by 49.5% in the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 4,379,653 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $325,541,000 after purchasing an additional 1,450,170 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in Stanley Black & Decker by 11.7% in the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,329,175 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $321,781,000 after purchasing an additional 452,398 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Stanley Black & Decker by 5.3% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,041,089 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $299,646,000 after purchasing an additional 203,200 shares in the last quarter. 87.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Stanley Black & Decker Price Performance

SWK stock opened at $80.24 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $12.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.88, a PEG ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 1.19. Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. has a twelve month low of $61.90 and a twelve month high of $93.37. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $75.48 and a 200-day simple moving average of $77.20. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52.

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The industrial products company reported $0.80 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.19. The business had revenue of $3.85 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.75 billion. Stanley Black & Decker had a return on equity of 7.95% and a net margin of 2.44%.The company’s revenue was up 2.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.75 earnings per share. Stanley Black & Decker has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.900-5.700 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. will post 5.32 EPS for the current year.

Stanley Black & Decker Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.83 per share. This represents a $3.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.1%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 8th. Stanley Black & Decker’s dividend payout ratio is 136.07%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Stanley Black & Decker from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Robert W. Baird set a $84.00 price target on Stanley Black & Decker in a report on Thursday, April 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Stanley Black & Decker from $65.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a report on Monday, April 20th. Finally, Barclays lowered their price target on Stanley Black & Decker from $100.00 to $95.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 1st. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Stanley Black & Decker presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $87.33.

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.