Savant Capital LLC Has $862,000 Stock Position in Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. $SWK

Savant Capital LLC increased its stake in Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK) by 183.7% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 11,611 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after buying an additional 7,519 shares during the period. Savant Capital LLC’s holdings in Stanley Black & Decker were worth $862,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Capital Research Global Investors lifted its stake in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 0.9% in the third quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 12,768,115 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $949,050,000 after acquiring an additional 116,302 shares during the period. State Street Corp lifted its stake 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 buying an additional 215,960 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its stake 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 buying an additional 1,450,170 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake 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 buying an additional 452,398 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake 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 buying an additional 203,200 shares during the period. 87.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

SWK has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $84.00 price target on shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Citigroup boosted their price target on Stanley Black & Decker from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Wall Street Zen lowered Stanley Black & Decker from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, May 17th. Finally, Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on Stanley Black & Decker from $87.00 to $84.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $87.33.

Stanley Black & Decker Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:SWK opened at $79.01 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. has a twelve month low of $61.90 and a twelve month high of $93.37. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $74.39 and its 200-day moving average is $76.60. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.38, a PEG ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 1.19.

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The industrial products company reported $0.80 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.61 by $0.19. Stanley Black & Decker had a return on equity of 7.95% and a net margin of 2.44%.The company had revenue of $3.85 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.75 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.75 earnings per share. Stanley Black & Decker’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.7% on a year-over-year basis. Stanley Black & Decker has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.900-5.700 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. will post 5.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Stanley Black & Decker Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Investors of record on Monday, June 8th will be issued a dividend of $0.83 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 8th. This represents a $3.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.2%. Stanley Black & Decker’s dividend payout ratio is 136.07%.

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.