Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK - Get Free Report) had its price target decreased by stock analysts at UBS Group from $121.00 to $120.00 in a report released on Friday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has a "buy" rating on the industrial products company's stock. UBS Group's target price would suggest a potential upside of 37.21% from the company's previous close.
SWK has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $107.00 to $98.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Citigroup dropped their price objective on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $135.00 to $118.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Mizuho raised shares of Stanley Black & Decker from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $110.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. StockNews.com downgraded Stanley Black & Decker from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. Finally, Barclays dropped 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 research report on Wednesday, January 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Stanley Black & Decker currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $103.00.
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Stanley Black & Decker Price Performance
Shares of NYSE:SWK traded up $1.70 on Friday, reaching $87.46. 875,869 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,944,671. The company has a 50-day moving average of $83.85 and a 200-day moving average of $93.53. Stanley Black & Decker has a 1-year low of $77.70 and a 1-year high of $110.88. The company has a current ratio of 1.30, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. The firm has a market cap of $13.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.24.
Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 net margin of 1.92% and a return on equity of 7.50%. Equities analysts forecast that Stanley Black & Decker will post 5.09 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Institutional Trading of Stanley Black & Decker
Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. 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 valued at $233,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares during the period. Castleview Partners LLC boosted its position in 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 acquiring an additional 103 shares during the period. Empirical Finance LLC increased its holdings in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 2.1% during the third quarter. Empirical Finance LLC now owns 5,276 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $581,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares during the period. Advisors Management Group Inc. ADV lifted 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 purchasing an additional 117 shares during the period. Finally, MML Investors Services LLC increased its stake in Stanley Black & Decker by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 15,798 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $1,740,000 after buying an additional 127 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.77% of the company's stock.
About Stanley Black & Decker
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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.
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