Leonteq Securities AG Raises Stock Holdings in Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. $SWK

Leonteq Securities AG increased its stake in shares of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWKFree Report) by 180.0% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 14,699 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,449 shares during the quarter. Leonteq Securities AG’s holdings in Stanley Black & Decker were worth $1,045,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in SWK. Capital Research Global Investors raised its position 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 valued at $949,050,000 after buying an additional 116,302 shares during the last quarter. Douglas Lane & Associates LLC boosted its position in Stanley Black & Decker by 47.4% during the fourth quarter. Douglas Lane & Associates LLC now owns 106,850 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $7,937,000 after acquiring an additional 34,365 shares during the last quarter. Polianta Ltd purchased a new stake in Stanley Black & Decker in the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,611,000. Neo Ivy Capital Management grew its stake in Stanley Black & Decker by 314.0% in the 3rd quarter. Neo Ivy Capital Management now owns 17,488 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,300,000 after acquiring an additional 13,264 shares during the period. Finally, Sunriver Management LLC raised its holdings in Stanley Black & Decker by 299.7% in the 3rd quarter. Sunriver Management LLC now owns 567,473 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $42,180,000 after acquiring an additional 425,509 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.77% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have weighed in on SWK. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Stanley Black & Decker from $65.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Robert W. Baird set a $84.00 target price on Stanley Black & Decker in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Morgan Stanley decreased 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. Wall Street Zen upgraded Stanley Black & Decker from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, June 20th. Finally, Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $100.00 to $95.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 1st. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $88.44.

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Stanley Black & Decker Stock Down 0.0%

Shares of NYSE:SWK opened at $91.87 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $81.45 and a 200-day simple moving average of $79.20. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.65, a PEG ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 1.16. Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. has a 1 year low of $61.90 and a 1 year high of $95.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a current ratio of 1.14.

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWKGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The industrial products company reported $0.80 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $3.85 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.75 billion. Stanley Black & Decker had a net margin of 2.44% and a return on equity of 7.95%. Stanley Black & Decker’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.75 earnings per share. Stanley Black & Decker has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.900-5.700 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. will post 5.36 earnings per share for the current year.

Stanley Black & Decker Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 8th were paid a $0.83 dividend. This represents a $3.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 8th. Stanley Black & Decker’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 136.07%.

About Stanley Black & Decker

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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.

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