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After finishing at $85.80 in the prior trading day, Stanley Black & Decker Inc (NYSE: SWK) closed at $87.01, up 1.41%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.41 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.76 million shares were traded. SWK stock price reached its highest trading level at $87.63 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $86.56.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of SWK by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 28.00 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.85. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.40 and its Current Ratio is at 1.09. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.84 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.63.
Wolfe Research Downgraded its Peer Perform to Underperform on August 11, 2023, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $94.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 05 ’23 when Robinson Graham sold 2,000 shares for $91.83 per share. The transaction valued at 183,660 led to the insider holds 26,435 shares of the business.
Link Janet sold 3,081 shares of SWK for $304,280 on Aug 07 ’23. The SVP, General Counsel & Sec’y now owns 32,690 shares after completing the transaction at $98.76 per share.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, SWK now has a Market Capitalization of 13389012992 and an Enterprise Value of 21249789952. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.85 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.51. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.352 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.868.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, SWK has reached a high of $104.21, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $73.87. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.81%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.16%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.43M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2479650 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 153.62M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 153.25M. Insiders hold about 0.41% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.69% stake in the company. Shares short for SWK as of 1713139200 were 6129413 with a Short Ratio of 4.27, compared to 1710460800 on 5991168. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6129413 and a Short% of Float of 5.239999699999999.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, SWK’s forward annual dividend rate was 3.23, compared to 3.23 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.037645686The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.5.
