Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Has $353.62 Million Position in Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. $SWK

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK) by 1.9% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 4,976,851 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 92,573 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP’s holdings in Stanley Black & Decker were worth $353,618,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Cardinal Point Capital Management ULC raised its holdings in Stanley Black & Decker by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. Cardinal Point Capital Management ULC now owns 4,800 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $357,000 after buying an additional 125 shares during the period. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. lifted its stake in Stanley Black & Decker by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 4,606 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $342,000 after buying an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. Boothbay Fund Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 4.0% in the fourth quarter. Boothbay Fund Management LLC now owns 3,471 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $258,000 after buying an additional 132 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 1.5% during the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 9,223 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $654,000 after acquiring an additional 134 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. increased its position in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 19.9% during the first quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 880 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $63,000 after acquiring an additional 146 shares in the last quarter. 87.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $87.00 to $84.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Stanley Black & Decker from $80.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Barclays cut their price target on Stanley Black & Decker from $100.00 to $95.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 1st. Wall Street Zen raised Stanley Black & Decker from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Stanley Black & Decker from $65.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Four 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. According to data from MarketBeat, Stanley Black & Decker currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $88.44.

Stanley Black & Decker Stock Performance

Shares of SWK stock opened at $88.27 on Wednesday. Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. has a 12 month low of $61.90 and a 12 month high of $95.16. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $83.83 and its 200-day simple moving average is $80.45. The firm has a market cap of $13.72 billion, a PE ratio of 36.18, a P/E/G ratio of 1.22 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 released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The industrial products company reported $0.80 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.75 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.75 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Stanley Black & Decker has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.900-5.700 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. will post 5.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Stanley Black & Decker Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 8th were issued a $0.83 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 8th. This represents a $3.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.8%. Stanley Black & Decker’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 136.07%.

Stanley Black & Decker 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.