Regents Gate Capital LLP Purchases Shares of 74,393 Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. $SWK

Regents Gate Capital LLP acquired a new position in shares of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 74,393 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,286,000. Stanley Black & Decker accounts for about 1.1% of Regents Gate Capital LLP’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 28th biggest holding.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. GoalVest Advisory LLC bought a new stake in shares of Stanley Black & Decker in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Chapman Financial Group LLC bought a new position in Stanley Black & Decker during the second quarter valued at about $26,000. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC acquired a new position in Stanley Black & Decker in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of Stanley Black & Decker in the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. Finally, MUFG Securities EMEA plc acquired a new stake in shares of Stanley Black & Decker during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $31,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.77% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

SWK has been the topic of a number of research reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded Stanley Black & Decker from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 20th. Robert W. Baird set a $84.00 price target on shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $65.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of 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. Finally, Barclays reduced 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 report on Wednesday, April 1st. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Stanley Black & Decker currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $88.44.

Stanley Black & Decker Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:SWK opened at $90.20 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a current ratio of 1.14 and a quick ratio of 0.43. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $83.48 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $80.22. Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $61.90 and a fifty-two week high of $95.16. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.16.

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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. 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.75 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.75 earnings per share. The business’s revenue 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. As a group, analysts predict that Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. will post 5.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Stanley Black & Decker Announces Dividend

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