Schroder Investment Management Group Has $196.76 Million Stake in Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. $SWK

Schroder Investment Management Group raised its holdings in Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK) by 51.0% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,647,173 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 894,123 shares during the period. Schroder Investment Management Group owned approximately 1.71% of Stanley Black & Decker worth $196,764,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in SWK. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 0.5% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 18,663,999 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,264,486,000 after buying an additional 91,016 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its position in Stanley Black & Decker by 2.3% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,423,438 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $638,438,000 after buying an additional 215,960 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in Stanley Black & Decker by 11.7% during the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,329,175 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $321,781,000 after acquiring an additional 452,398 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Stanley Black & Decker by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,965,007 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $268,110,000 after acquiring an additional 65,327 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its holdings in Stanley Black & Decker by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 3,199,427 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $237,813,000 after acquiring an additional 17,084 shares in the last quarter. 87.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on Stanley Black & Decker from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 23rd. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $80.00 to $87.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $75.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $84.00 price objective on shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, UBS Group reduced their target price on Stanley Black & Decker from $105.00 to $98.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 5th. 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Stanley Black & Decker presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $86.89.

Stanley Black & Decker Price Performance

SWK stock opened at $75.45 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $11.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.47, a P/E/G ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a current ratio of 1.14 and a quick ratio of 0.35. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $83.41 and a 200 day simple moving average of $76.07. Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. has a 1 year low of $53.91 and a 1 year high of $93.37.

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.27 by $0.14. Stanley Black & Decker had a net margin of 2.66% and a return on equity of 7.90%. The firm had revenue of $3.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.78 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.49 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was down 1.0% on a year-over-year basis. Stanley Black & Decker has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.900-5.700 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. will post 5.16 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Stanley Black & Decker Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 24th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 10th will be issued a dividend of $0.83 per share. This represents a $3.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.4%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 10th. Stanley Black & Decker’s payout ratio is 125.28%.

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.