Hsbc Holdings PLC Takes Position in Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. $SWK

Hsbc Holdings PLC purchased a new stake in Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 208,172 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $19,610,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC owned 0.14% of Stanley Black & Decker at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Chapman Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Stanley Black & Decker during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $26,000. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC bought a new stake in shares of Stanley Black & Decker in the second quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Kovack Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Stanley Black & Decker during the 4th quarter worth $28,000. MUFG Securities EMEA plc acquired a new position in Stanley Black & Decker in the 2nd quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, Motiv8 Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Stanley Black & Decker during the 4th quarter worth $31,000. Institutional investors own 87.77% of the company’s stock.

Stanley Black & Decker Trading Down 0.5%

NYSE SWK opened at $99.31 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.22, a P/E/G ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.16. Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. has a one year low of $61.90 and a one year high of $104.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 0.55. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $94.22 and a 200 day simple moving average of $83.62.

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The industrial products company reported $1.57 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.21 by $0.36. The firm had revenue of $3.96 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.97 billion. Stanley Black & Decker had a net margin of 4.07% and a return on equity of 8.78%. The business’s revenue was up .4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.08 earnings per share. Stanley Black & Decker has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.900-5.700 EPS. Research analysts expect that Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. will post 5.57 earnings per share for the current year.

Stanley Black & Decker Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 22nd. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 8th will be issued a dividend of $0.84 per share. This represents a $3.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.4%. This is an increase from Stanley Black & Decker’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 8th. Stanley Black & Decker’s dividend payout ratio is currently 81.95%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

SWK has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $80.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Stanley Black & Decker from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Robert W. Baird set a $84.00 target price on shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Citigroup increased their target price on Stanley Black & Decker from $100.00 to $107.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $65.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $92.25.

About Stanley Black & Decker

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.