Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. $SWK Shares Sold by Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH

Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH lessened its stake in shares of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK) by 8.3% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,432,504 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 130,400 shares during the quarter. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH’s holdings in Stanley Black & Decker were worth $101,794,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Stanley Black & Decker during the 4th quarter worth $133,961,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 49.5% during the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 4,379,653 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $325,541,000 after purchasing an additional 1,450,170 shares during the last quarter. Freestone Grove Partners LP purchased a new position in shares of Stanley Black & Decker during the third quarter worth about $95,602,000. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. increased its position in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 5,996.4% during the fourth quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 1,191,540 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $88,508,000 after purchasing an additional 1,171,995 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Strive Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Stanley Black & Decker in the 3rd quarter valued at about $78,480,000. 87.77% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Stanley Black & Decker

Here are the key news stories impacting Stanley Black & Decker this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised Stanley Black & Decker’s FY2026 EPS estimate to $5.30, suggesting slightly better near-term earnings power. NYSE:SWK quote page
• Positive Sentiment: The firm also increased FY2027 EPS estimates to $5.77 and nudged up several quarterly forecasts for 2026 and 2027, reinforcing the view that profit trends may be improving. NYSE:SWK quote page
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks’ separate note describing SWK as a strong value stock may be helping support the shares by framing the company as attractively priced relative to fundamentals. Article on strong value stock
• Neutral Sentiment: Not all revisions were higher: Zacks trimmed its FY2028 EPS estimate and lowered Q1 2028 estimates, which is a mild offset to the otherwise upbeat outlook. NYSE:SWK quote page

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have commented on SWK shares. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on 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. Wall Street Zen raised Stanley Black & Decker from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, June 20th. Robert W. Baird set a $84.00 target price on shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $100.00 to $95.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 1st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $65.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Stanley Black & Decker currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $88.44.

Stanley Black & Decker Trading Down 0.3%

NYSE:SWK opened at $91.99 on Friday. Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. has a 12-month low of $61.90 and a 12-month high of $93.50. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $79.52 and its 200-day simple moving average is $78.56. The firm has a market cap of $14.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.70, a PEG ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.19.

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The industrial products company reported $0.80 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $3.85 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.75 billion. Stanley Black & Decker had a return on equity of 7.95% and a net margin of 2.44%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.75 earnings per share. Stanley Black & Decker has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.900-5.700 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. will post 5.35 EPS for the current year.

Stanley Black & Decker Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 8th were paid a dividend of $0.83 per share. This represents a $3.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.6%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 8th. Stanley Black & Decker’s payout ratio is 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.