Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. Has $916,000 Stake in Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK)

Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. increased its position in Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK) by 15.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 11,413 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after buying an additional 1,508 shares during the period. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C.’s holdings in Stanley Black & Decker were worth $916,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in SWK. Ridgewood Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of Stanley Black & Decker during the 4th quarter worth about $36,000. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. grew its holdings in Stanley Black & Decker by 107.2% during the fourth quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 458 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 237 shares during the last quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Stanley Black & Decker in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $40,000. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 61.8% in the fourth quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 521 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 199 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Montag A & Associates Inc. acquired a new position in Stanley Black & Decker in the 4th quarter valued at $44,000. Institutional investors own 87.77% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

SWK has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Citigroup decreased their price target on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $135.00 to $118.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on Stanley Black & Decker in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. They set a “buy” rating and a $103.00 target price for the company. UBS Group dropped their price target on Stanley Black & Decker from $121.00 to $120.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $95.00 to $90.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, Mizuho upgraded shares of 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. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Stanley Black & Decker currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $102.20.

Stanley Black & Decker Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:SWK opened at $62.78 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $83.50 and a 200-day moving average of $89.14. 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 $57.77 and a twelve month high of $110.88. The firm has a market cap of $9.70 billion, a PE ratio of 32.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.25.

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.49 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.28 by $0.21. Stanley Black & Decker had a net margin of 1.92% and a return on equity of 7.50%. On average, equities research analysts predict that Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. will post 5.16 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Stanley Black & Decker Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 18th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 4th were given a dividend of $0.82 per share. This represents a $3.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.23%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 4th. Stanley Black & Decker’s dividend payout ratio is 169.07%.

Stanley Black & Decker Company Profile

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 Outdoor and Industrial segments.