Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd Grows Stock Holdings in Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. $SWK

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd raised its holdings in shares of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK) by 33.4% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 39,808 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,974 shares during the quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd’s holdings in Stanley Black & Decker were worth $2,829,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Stanley Black & Decker during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $133,961,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its position in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 49.5% during 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 last quarter. Freestone Grove Partners LP purchased a new position in shares of Stanley Black & Decker in the third quarter worth $95,602,000. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. grew its stake in Stanley Black & Decker by 5,996.4% during the fourth quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 1,191,540 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $88,508,000 after acquiring an additional 1,171,995 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Schroder Investment Management Group increased its holdings in Stanley Black & Decker by 51.0% in the 3rd quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 2,647,173 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $196,764,000 after acquiring an additional 894,123 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.77% of the company’s stock.

Stanley Black & Decker Stock Performance

SWK stock opened at $89.38 on Wednesday. Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. has a twelve month low of $61.90 and a twelve month high of $95.16. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $82.03 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $79.49. The firm has a market cap of $13.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.63, a PEG ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.16. 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 (NYSE:SWK) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The industrial products company reported $0.80 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.61 by $0.19. Stanley Black & Decker had a net margin of 2.44% and a return on equity of 7.95%. The business had revenue of $3.85 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.75 billion. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.75 EPS. Stanley Black & Decker has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.900-5.700 EPS. Analysts predict that Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. will post 5.36 earnings per share for the current year.

Stanley Black & Decker Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 8th were given a dividend of $0.83 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 8th. This represents a $3.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.7%. Stanley Black & Decker’s dividend payout ratio is presently 136.07%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

SWK has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Barclays cut their price objective on Stanley Black & Decker from $100.00 to $95.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 1st. Wall Street Zen upgraded Stanley Black & Decker from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, June 20th. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on Stanley Black & Decker from $87.00 to $84.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $80.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $84.00 price target on shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $88.44.

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.