Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) Competitors

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) and UFP Industries (NASDAQ:UFPI) are related companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SWK or UFPI?

87.8% of Stanley Black & Decker shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.8% of UFP Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Stanley Black & Decker shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of UFP Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, SWK or UFPI?

Stanley Black & Decker has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UFP Industries has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, SWK or UFPI?

UFP Industries has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Stanley Black & Decker. UFP Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stanley Black & Decker, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Stanley Black & Decker	$15.37B	0.76	$286.30M	$3.15	23.90
UFP Industries	$6.65B	0.83	$414.56M	$5.76	16.40

Does the media prefer SWK or UFPI?

In the previous week, Stanley Black & Decker had 14 more articles in the media than UFP Industries. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Stanley Black & Decker and 11 mentions for UFP Industries. UFP Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Stanley Black & Decker's score of 0.92 indicating that UFP Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Stanley Black & Decker	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
UFP Industries	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SWK or UFPI more profitable?

UFP Industries has a net margin of 5.31% compared to Stanley Black & Decker's net margin of 3.15%. UFP Industries' return on equity of 10.95% beat Stanley Black & Decker's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Stanley Black & Decker	3.15%	7.76%	3.08%
UFP Industries	5.31%	10.95%	8.48%

Is SWK or UFPI a better dividend stock?

Stanley Black & Decker pays an annual dividend of $3.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. UFP Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Stanley Black & Decker pays out 105.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. UFP Industries pays out 24.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Stanley Black & Decker has increased its dividend for 58 consecutive years and UFP Industries has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Stanley Black & Decker is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts rate SWK or UFPI?

Stanley Black & Decker currently has a consensus target price of $89.40, suggesting a potential upside of 18.73%. UFP Industries has a consensus target price of $134.00, suggesting a potential upside of 41.89%. Given UFP Industries' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe UFP Industries is more favorable than Stanley Black & Decker.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Stanley Black & Decker	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36
UFP Industries	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Summary

UFP Industries beats Stanley Black & Decker on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.