Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Has $321.78 Million Stock Holdings in Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. $SWK

Key Points

• Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in Stanley Black & Decker by 11.7% in Q3 to 4,329,175 shares—about $321.78 million, or roughly 2.8% of the company.
• Stanley Black & Decker beat quarterly EPS estimates ($1.41 vs. $1.27), set FY2026 guidance at 4.900–5.700 EPS, and declared a quarterly dividend of $0.83 (annualized yield 4.3%) with a payout ratio of 125.3%.
• Analyst sentiment is mixed: the MarketBeat average is a "Hold" with a $86.89 target, though several firms have recently raised price targets and some maintain Buy ratings.

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK - Free Report) by 11.7% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 4,329,175 shares of the industrial products company's stock after acquiring an additional 452,398 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned about 2.80% of Stanley Black & Decker worth $321,781,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in Stanley Black & Decker during the third quarter worth about $822,000. Cresset Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 18.4% during the 3rd quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC now owns 3,934 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $292,000 after acquiring an additional 612 shares during the period. Strive Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Stanley Black & Decker during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $78,480,000. Fisher Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Stanley Black & Decker during the third quarter valued at approximately $211,000. Finally, Clean Energy Transition LLP lifted its stake in Stanley Black & Decker by 56.8% during the third quarter. Clean Energy Transition LLP now owns 2,799,218 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $208,066,000 after purchasing an additional 1,013,756 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.77% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

SWK has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on Stanley Black & Decker from $80.00 to $87.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Citigroup lifted their target price on Stanley Black & Decker from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $75.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $105.00 to $98.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $86.89.

Stanley Black & Decker Stock Performance

Stanley Black & Decker stock opened at $77.87 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $83.39 and a 200-day moving average of $76.03. Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. has a 1 year low of $53.91 and a 1 year high of $93.37. 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 market capitalization of $12.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.38, a P/E/G ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 1.18.

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.41 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 business had revenue of $3.68 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.78 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.49 EPS. The firm's revenue was down 1.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Stanley Black & Decker has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.900-5.700 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. will post 5.16 earnings per share for the current year.

Stanley Black & Decker Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 24th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 10th will be issued a $0.83 dividend. This represents a $3.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.3%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 10th. Stanley Black & Decker's dividend payout ratio is presently 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.

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