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Is Stanley Black & Decker Inc (SWK) a good stock to buy now?

Stanley Black & Decker Inc (NYSE: SWK) is 8.10% higher on its value in year-to-date trading and has touched a low of $76.26 and a high of $104.21 in the current 52-week trading range. The question becomes, what are the chances the stock will continue to grow shareholders’ wealth in the market. Here’s what analysts think will happen to its price in the coming time. The SWK stock was last observed hovering at around $96.43 in the last trading session, with the day’s gains setting it 9.62%.

Currently trading at $106.05, the stock is 23.20% and 24.24% above its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 4.22 million and changing 9.98% at the moment leaves the stock 18.60% off its SMA200. SWK registered 7.10% gain for a year compared to 6-month loss of 9.94%.

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The stock witnessed a 32.75% gain in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a 16.59%, and is 20.39% up over the last 5 days. If we measure the stock’s price variations over the week and the month, we find that the volatility rates stand at 4.25% over the week and 2.87% over the month.

Stanley Black & Decker Inc (SWK) has around 50500 employees, a market worth around $16.32B and $15.72B in sales. Fwd P/E is 18.94. Profit margin for the company is -0.48%. Distance from 52-week low is 39.06% and 1.77% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (-0.52%).

The EPS is expected to grow by 185.61% this year.

Stanley Black & Decker Inc (SWK) Top Institutional Holders

The shares outstanding are 153.62M, and float is at 153.26M with Short Float at 3.46%.

Stanley Black & Decker Inc (SWK) Insider Activity

The most recent transaction is an insider sale by Link Janet,the company’sSVP, General Counsel & Sec’y. SEC filings show that Link Janet sold 3,442 shares of the company’s common stock on May 06 ’24 at a price of $86.80 per share for a total of $0.3 million. Following the sale, the insider now owns 32860.0 shares.

Stanley Black & Decker Inc disclosed in a document filed with the SEC on Dec 05 ’23 that Robinson Graham (SVP & President of Industrial) sold a total of 2,000 shares of the company’s common stock. The trade occurred on Dec 05 ’23 and was made at $91.83 per share for $0.18 million. Following the transaction, the insider now directly holds 26435.0 shares of the SWK stock.

Still, SEC filings show that on Aug 07 ’23, Link Janet (SVP, General Counsel & Sec’y) disposed off 3,081 shares at an average price of $98.76 for $0.3 million. The insider now directly holds 32,690 shares of Stanley Black & Decker Inc (SWK).

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