Mondrian Investment Partners LTD Has $675,000 Holdings in Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK)

Mondrian Investment Partners LTD lessened its position in shares of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK) by 5.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 7,664 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 416 shares during the quarter. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD’s holdings in Stanley Black & Decker were worth $675,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Ridgewood Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Stanley Black & Decker during the 4th quarter worth approximately $36,000. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 107.2% during the 4th quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 458 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 237 shares in the last quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 61.8% during the 4th quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 521 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 199 shares in the last quarter. Montag A & Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Stanley Black & Decker during the 4th quarter worth approximately $44,000. Finally, Crews Bank & Trust acquired a new stake in shares of Stanley Black & Decker during the 4th quarter worth approximately $49,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.77% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently commented on SWK shares. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on Stanley Black & Decker from $95.00 to $90.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Barclays cut their target price on 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. Mizuho upgraded Stanley Black & Decker from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $110.00 target price for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. UBS Group cut their target price on 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. Finally, Citigroup cut their target price on 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. One investment 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, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $103.00.

Stanley Black & Decker Trading Down 2.2 %

Shares of SWK opened at $79.38 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $85.47 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $91.71. 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 52-week low of $77.70 and a 52-week high of $110.88. The company has a market cap of $12.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.92, a PEG ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.25.

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

Stanley Black & Decker Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 18th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 4th will be paid a $0.82 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 4th. This represents a $3.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.13%. Stanley Black & Decker’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 169.07%.

Stanley Black & Decker 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.