Integrity Alliance LLC. Buys Shares of 21,573 Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. $SWK

Integrity Alliance LLC. bought a new stake in Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 21,573 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,602,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in SWK. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its stake in Stanley Black & Decker by 49.5% in the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 4,379,653 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $325,541,000 after acquiring an additional 1,450,170 shares during the period. Freestone Grove Partners LP acquired a new position in Stanley Black & Decker in the third quarter valued at about $95,602,000. Strive Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Stanley Black & Decker in the third quarter valued at about $78,480,000. Clean Energy Transition LLP grew its stake in Stanley Black & Decker by 56.8% in the third quarter. Clean Energy Transition LLP now owns 2,799,218 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $208,066,000 after acquiring an additional 1,013,756 shares during the period. Finally, Schroder Investment Management Group boosted its position in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 51.0% during the third quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 2,647,173 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $196,764,000 after buying an additional 894,123 shares during the period. 87.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently weighed in on SWK. Argus raised Stanley Black & Decker to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Stanley Black & Decker from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Stanley Black & Decker from $65.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Finally, Citigroup upped their price objective on Stanley Black & Decker from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. 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. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $87.67.

Stanley Black & Decker Stock Performance

SWK opened at $79.55 on Thursday. Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. has a 52-week low of $61.90 and a 52-week high of $93.37. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.37 billion, a PE ratio of 32.60, a PEG ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a current ratio of 1.14. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $73.84 and its 200 day simple moving average is $76.37.

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The industrial products company reported $0.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 business had revenue of $3.85 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.75 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.75 earnings per share. Stanley Black & Decker’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, sell-side analysts expect that Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. will post 5.33 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Stanley Black & Decker Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Investors of record on Monday, June 8th will be issued a dividend of $0.83 per share. This represents a $3.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 8th. Stanley Black & Decker’s dividend payout ratio is presently 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.