Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK) Given Consensus Rating of "Hold" by Brokerages

Shares of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK - Get Free Report) have received an average recommendation of "Hold" from the nine brokerages that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $103.00.

SWK has been the subject of several research reports. Mizuho raised Stanley Black & Decker from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $110.00 target price for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. Citigroup lowered their price objective on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $135.00 to $118.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $107.00 to $98.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on Stanley Black & Decker from $104.00 to $102.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded shares of Stanley Black & Decker from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. UMB Bank n.a. increased its stake in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 4.7% in the third quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 2,118 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $233,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. Castleview Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 3.9% during the 3rd quarter. Castleview Partners LLC now owns 2,772 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $305,000 after purchasing an additional 103 shares in the last quarter. Empirical Finance LLC grew its stake in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Empirical Finance LLC now owns 5,276 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $581,000 after buying an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. Advisors Management Group Inc. ADV increased its holdings in Stanley Black & Decker by 3.2% in the third quarter. Advisors Management Group Inc. ADV now owns 3,820 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $421,000 after buying an additional 117 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MML Investors Services LLC lifted its stake in Stanley Black & Decker by 0.8% in the third quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 15,798 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $1,740,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.77% of the company's stock.

Stanley Black & Decker Stock Performance

Shares of Stanley Black & Decker stock traded down $0.65 during trading on Friday, hitting $85.81. 2,088,446 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,988,106. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a current ratio of 1.30. The stock's fifty day moving average is $83.91 and its 200 day moving average is $93.55. The stock has a market cap of $13.23 billion, a PE ratio of 44.23, a P/E/G ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.24. Stanley Black & Decker has a 12 month low of $77.70 and a 12 month high of $110.88.

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK - Get Free Report) last issued 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%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Stanley Black & Decker will post 5.09 EPS for the current year.

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.