Insider’s View: Deciphering Stanley Black & Decker Inc (SWK)’s Financial Health Through Ratios

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The price of Stanley Black & Decker Inc (NYSE: SWK) closed at $101.90 in the last session, up 1.72% from day before closing price of $100.18. In other words, the price has increased by $1.72 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.09 million shares were traded. SWK stock price reached its highest trading level at $102.94 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $100.2601.

Ratios:

We take a closer look at SWK’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 48.92 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 15.69. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.42 and its Current Ratio is at 1.27. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.72 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.64.

Upgrades & Downgrades

In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Barclays on June 04, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Equal Weight and sets its target price to $86 from $100 previously.

On December 14, 2023, JP Morgan Downgraded its rating to Underweight which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $89.

Insider Transactions:

An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 01 ’24 when Link Janet sold 13,520 shares for $103.91 per share. The transaction valued at 1,404,847 led to the insider holds 31,960 shares of the business.

Link Janet bought 13,520 shares of SWK for $1,404,847 on Aug 01 ’24. On May 06 ’24, another insider, Link Janet, who serves as the SVP, General Counsel & Sec’y of the company, sold 3,442 shares for $86.80 each. As a result, the insider received 298,748 and left with 32,860 shares of the company.

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 15688423424 and an Enterprise Value of 22472171520. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.01 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.80. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.442 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.031.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, SWK has reached a high of $108.15, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $76.26. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 12.19%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 11.83%.

Shares Statistics:

According to the various share statistics, SWK traded on average about 1.50M shares per day over the past 3-months and 879770 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 153.62M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 153.34M. Insiders hold about 0.41% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 92.25% stake in the company. Shares short for SWK as of 1723680000 were 4341794 with a Short Ratio of 2.89, compared to 1721001600 on 5306685. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4341794 and a Short% of Float of 3.7100002.

Dividends & Splits

The forward annual dividend rate for SWK is 3.24, which was 3.24 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.032341786The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.59.

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