Americana Partners LLC Has $9.06 Million Holdings in Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK)

Americana Partners LLC grew its position in Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK - Free Report) by 180.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 112,889 shares of the industrial products company's stock after purchasing an additional 72,637 shares during the quarter. Americana Partners LLC owned about 0.07% of Stanley Black & Decker worth $9,064,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in SWK. Ridgewood Investments LLC acquired a new position in Stanley Black & Decker during the fourth quarter valued at $36,000. Montag A & Associates Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Stanley Black & Decker in the 4th quarter worth approximately $44,000. Crews Bank & Trust acquired a new stake in Stanley Black & Decker during the 4th quarter worth approximately $49,000. R Squared Ltd acquired a new stake in Stanley Black & Decker during the 4th quarter worth approximately $54,000. Finally, Waldron Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Stanley Black & Decker in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $59,000. 87.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Stanley Black & Decker Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:SWK traded up $1.67 on Thursday, hitting $89.96. The stock had a trading volume of 1,378,298 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,831,805. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $84.08 and its 200-day moving average price is $92.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 0.37 and a current ratio of 1.30. Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. has a twelve month low of $77.70 and a twelve month high of $110.88. The company has a market capitalization of $13.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 1.24.

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.49 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.28 by $0.21. Stanley Black & Decker had a return on equity of 7.50% and a net margin of 1.92%. On average, equities research analysts predict that Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. will post 5.12 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 18th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 4th will be paid a dividend of $0.82 per share. This represents a $3.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.65%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 4th. Stanley Black & Decker's dividend payout ratio is currently 169.07%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently commented on SWK. StockNews.com cut shares of Stanley Black & Decker from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. UBS Group dropped their price objective on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $121.00 to $120.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a research note on Wednesday. They set a "buy" rating and a $103.00 price objective on the stock. Mizuho raised shares of Stanley Black & Decker from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $110.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. Finally, Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $100.00 to $94.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Stanley Black & Decker currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $103.00.

About Stanley Black & Decker

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc engages in the provision of power and hand tools, and related accessories, products, services and equipment for oil and gas, infrastructure applications, commercial electronic security and monitoring systems, healthcare solutions, and mechanical access solutions. It operates through the Tools and Storage segment, and Industrial segment.