AXQ Capital LP Buys New Position in Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. $SWK

AXQ Capital LP bought a new stake in shares of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK) in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm bought 10,778 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $801,000.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in SWK. GoalVest Advisory LLC bought a new position in shares of Stanley Black & Decker in the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. Chapman Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Stanley Black & Decker in the second quarter worth $26,000. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC purchased a new position in shares of Stanley Black & Decker in the second quarter worth $28,000. Sentry Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Stanley Black & Decker in the third quarter worth $31,000. Finally, MUFG Securities EMEA plc purchased a new position in shares of Stanley Black & Decker in the second quarter worth $31,000. 87.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently commented on SWK shares. Argus raised shares of Stanley Black & Decker to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $84.00 target price on shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $87.00 to $84.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Barclays lowered their target price on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $100.00 to $95.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 1st. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $87.33.

Stanley Black & Decker Price Performance

Stanley Black & Decker stock opened at $79.01 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $12.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.38, a PEG ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 1.19. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $74.39 and its 200 day moving average is $76.60. 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 52-week low of $61.90 and a 52-week high of $93.37.

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The industrial products company reported $0.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.61 by $0.19. The company had revenue of $3.85 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 was up 2.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.75 earnings per share. 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 company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 8th will be paid a $0.83 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 8th. This represents a $3.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.2%. Stanley Black & Decker’s dividend payout ratio is currently 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.