Douglas Lane & Associates LLC Buys 34,365 Shares of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. $SWK

Key Points

• Douglas Lane & Associates LLC raised its stake in Stanley Black & Decker by 47.4%, buying 34,365 shares to hold 106,850 shares worth about $7.94 million (roughly 0.07% of the company).
• Analysts have a consensus rating of Hold with a $85.56 average price target after several firms trimmed targets; the broker mix is four Buys, seven Holds and one Sell.
• Stanley Black & Decker beat Q results on EPS ($1.41 vs $1.27) but missed slightly on revenue and set FY2026 EPS guidance of 4.90–5.70; the stock yields 4.6% while the dividend payout ratio is a high 125%, indicating potential sustainability concerns.

Douglas Lane & Associates LLC lifted its stake in Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK - Free Report) by 47.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 106,850 shares of the industrial products company's stock after buying an additional 34,365 shares during the quarter. Douglas Lane & Associates LLC owned about 0.07% of Stanley Black & Decker worth $7,937,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. GoalVest Advisory LLC bought a new position in shares of Stanley Black & Decker in the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Chapman Financial Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Stanley Black & Decker in the second quarter worth about $26,000. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC bought a new stake in Stanley Black & Decker during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management bought a new stake in Stanley Black & Decker during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, Sentry Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Stanley Black & Decker during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Institutional investors own 87.77% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently issued reports on the company. Argus raised Stanley Black & Decker to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on Stanley Black & Decker from $82.00 to $75.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a "neutral" rating and set a $84.00 target price on shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Barclays decreased their target price on Stanley Black & Decker from $100.00 to $95.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 1st. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Stanley Black & Decker has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $85.56.

Stanley Black & Decker Stock Performance

NYSE SWK opened at $72.17 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.21 billion, a PE ratio of 27.23, a P/E/G ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.20. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $78.52 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $75.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a current ratio of 1.14 and a quick ratio of 0.35. Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. has a 1-year low of $55.38 and a 1-year high of $93.37.

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.27 by $0.14. The business had revenue of $3.68 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.78 billion. Stanley Black & Decker had a return on equity of 7.90% and a net margin of 2.66%.The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 1.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.49 EPS. Stanley Black & Decker has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.900-5.700 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. will post 5.16 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Stanley Black & Decker Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 24th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 10th were issued a dividend of $0.83 per share. This represents a $3.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.6%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 10th. Stanley Black & Decker's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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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