Stanley Black & Decker Inc

Price movement Fortune Brands Home & Security (FBHS) has a market cap of $9.3 billion. It rose 0.81% to close at $58.67 per share on September 23, 2016. The stock’s weekly, monthly, and year-to-date (or YTD) price movements were 4.6%, -7.0%, and 6.6%, respectively, on the same day. FBHS is trading 2.9% below its 20-day […]

As of December 6, 2017, 3M’s (MMM) dividend yield is ~2%, the lowest in the past four years.

~$1.3 billion of the purchase price will be funded by a combination of short-term and long-term debt.

Emerson Electric (EMR) released its 2Q16 earnings before the Market opened on May 3, 2016. Emerson’s earnings release resulted in a price action of -1%, and the stock closed at $54.67 on the day of the earnings release.

So far, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) has given investors good returns among its industrial peers. As of June 5, Stanley Black & Decker has risen 20.70%.

Caterpillar has been generating strong free cash flows. In the past five years, Caterpillar has generated an average free cash flow of ~$4.0 billion per year.

For fiscal 1Q17, Rockwell Automation (ROK) reported ~$1.5 billion in consolidated sales compared to analysts’ expectations of ~$1.4 billion.

Lincoln Electric’s 2015 revenues have declined by 16% to $2.5 billion when compared to $2.8 billion in 2014.

On September 28, 2016, KONE Corporation stated that it expected its elevator sales in China to fall as much as 10% in 2016. UTX’s stock was essentially unmoved by this revelation.

Fortune Brands Home & Security reported 3Q16 net sales of $1.3 billion, which is a YoY (year-over-year) rise of 3.2% over its net sales of $1.2 billion in 3Q15.

The Stanley Security business saw a steady decline in the last four years with sales falling from $2.4 billion in 2012 to ~$2.1 billion in 2015.

Lincoln Electric’s (LECO) stock has been in a downward trend since March 2015. This can be attributed to the softness in demand and weakness in the oil and gas sector and US export markets.

Stanley Black & Decker’s (SWK) record of harvesting synergies from its acquisitions is among the best.

Emerson Electric’s Industrial Automation and Process Management segments saw sales declines of 7% and 11%, respectively, in organic terms.

GONIX is an alternative mutual fund that seeks long-term capital appreciation with minimal correlation to the stock market.

The rise in 3M’s revenue was primarily driven by better-than-expected organic growth across all segments, with the exception of the Consumer segment.

Stanley Black & Decker’s (SWK) long-term debt was roughly the same as last year at $3.8 billion. 26% of the total long-term debt, or $998 million, will mature by 2020.

The Newell tools (NWL) portfolio is comprised of two brands, Irwin and Lenox.

Fortune Brands Home & Security (FBHS) has a market cap of $8.2 billion. It rose 1.6% to close at $53.16 per share on October 26, 2016.

Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) has a stupendous record of launching at least 1,000 products every year at an average of three products a day.

The consensus estimate for Emerson Electric’s adjusted EPS was $0.89, but the company posted adjusted EPS of $0.96, which is 3.2% higher than in 4Q15.

Annual revenues for Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) increased from $7.4 billion in 2010 to $11.1 billion in 2015 at a compounded annual growth rate (or CAGR) of 8.5%.

Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) markets its products through three business segments: Global Tools & Storage, Security, and Industrials.

Emerson Electric (EMR) released its fiscal 3Q16 earnings after the Market opened on August 2, 2016. It resulted in a negative price action of 4.9%.

Profit margins in Stanley Security increased from 10.2% in 2013 to 11.4% in 2015.

Lowe’s (LOW) expects the Rona (RON.TO) transaction to be accretive to its earnings per share or EPS from the very first year after the acquisition.

The global welding product market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.5% until 2020. The market is expected to touch $23.8 billion by the end of 2020.

On August 3, Illinois Tool Works stock ended positively. For the week ending August 3, the stock declined ~0.5% and closed at $139.55.

Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) is expected to post adjusted EPS (earnings per share) of $1.35 in 1Q18, an increase of ~4.7% YoY (year-over-year).

Fortune Brands’ cash and cash equivalents and inventories rose by 6.3% and 7.6%, respectively, in fiscal 1Q16 compared to fiscal 4Q15.

Lowe’s (LOW) operates in the home improvement industry where most products, especially building materials, are largely standardized and undifferentiated.

The front month contract for natural gas closed at $4.43 per MMBtu (millions of British thermal units) on March 14, marginally lower than the prior week’s close of $4.61 per MMBtu.

In a press release on April 17, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) announced the key dates and rate for its second-quarter dividend.

As of May 31, Stanley Black & Decker’s (SWK) dividend yield stood at 2.07%.

3M (MMM) announced its first-quarter earnings on April 25.

In a press release on April 21, 3M (MMM) said that it will announce its first-quarter earnings results before the market opens on April 25.

In a press release on March 5, 3M (MMM) announced that it unveiled its new Expanded Beam Optical Connector System.

In a press release today, 3M (MMM) announced that it’s committed to implementing a 100% renewable electricity program in all of its facilities around the world.

In a press release today, Deere (DE) announced the key dates for the first quarter of 2019’s dividend.

Today, American industrial giant Caterpillar’s (CAT) stock was trading on a negative note in the premarket session.

Honeywell (HON) announced the key dates for its first-quarter dividend. The dividend is slated to be paid to eligible shareholders on March 8.

In a press release on February 11, Ingersoll Rand (IR) announced that it made a binding offer to acquire Precision Flow System.

Today, Honeywell (HON) declared a regular cash dividend for the first quarter of 2019.

Today, the 3M Company made an announcement that its board of directors would be nominating CEO Mike Roman to the position of chairman.

Honeywell International (HON) announced its fourth-quarter earnings results before the market opened on February 1, 2019.

In a press release on November 28, 3M said that it would announce its fourth-quarter earnings results before the market opens on January 29.

In a press release on January 14, Caterpillar said that it will announce its fourth-quarter earnings results before the market opens on January 28.

Today, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) posted its fourth-quarter earnings results.

Currently, 21 analysts are actively tracking Stanley Black & Decker. Among the analysts, 67% recommend a “buy,” while 33% recommend a “hold.”

Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) is expected to post an adjusted EPS of $2.1 in the fourth quarter—a decrease of ~4.7% YoY (year-over-year).

Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) is expected to report revenues of $3.62 billion in the fourth quarter.

Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) is scheduled to announce its fourth-quarter earnings on January 22 before the market opens.

On January 9, 3M (MMM) announced that it has entered into a collaboration with ON Semiconductor to improve the road safety.

To be eligible for the dividend, investors should hold Deere stock as of December 31. Deere is expected to pay dividends on February 1.

As of December 20, Illinois Tool Works’ dividend yield stood at 2.84%—an increase of 32 basis points compared to the third quarter.

In the first three quarters of 2018, Illinois Tool Works has generated a free cash flow of $1.72 billion.

The 13F filings on September 30 indicated that institutional investors own ~87.9% of Stanley Black & Decker’s (SWK) outstanding shares.

For the fourth quarter, Stanley Black & Decker declared a dividend of $0.66 per share.

As of November 21, 3M (MMM) stock is trading well below its high of $258.7. On a year-to-date basis, 3M stock has declined 15.6%.

Investors who hold 3M stock as of the close on November 23 in the company’s record will be eligible for the fourth-quarter dividend.

Deere (DE) reported its earnings results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018 before the market opened on November 21.

Last week, 3M stock had a positive week. The stock gained 3.9% and closed at $209.00 for the week ending November 16.

Honeywell declared a fourth-quarter dividend of $0.82 per share, an increase of 10% over the corresponding quarter of last year.

In this article, we’ll see whether ITW’s free cash flow can help to reduce its debt.

Illinois Tool Works (ITW), a specialized industrial equipment manufacturer, reported debt of $7.40 billion at the end of the third quarter.

SWK stock bounced back sharply after falling due to its third-quarter earnings. The stock gained 12.7% and closed at $124.24 last week.

Stanley Black & Decker announced that Home Depot will be the exclusive retailer for its Stanley hand tools and storage product portfolio.

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) reported its third-quarter earnings on October 24. The company reported an EPS of $1.90.

Honeywell (HON) announced its Q3 2018 earnings on October 19. It reported adjusted EPS of $2.03, implying a 16.7% growth year-over-year.

Currently, Caterpillar is trading 8.5% below its 100-day moving average of $143.54, which implies weakness in its stock.

Honeywell (HON) reported third-quarter adjusted EPS of $2.03, an increase of 16.7% year-over-year, beating analysts’ expectation of $1.99.

On October 10, Caterpillar declared its latest quarterly dividend. The company said that its board had approved a dividend of $0.86 per common share.

3M Company (MMM) remained busy last week, launching two new products in different segments.

With a significant portion of 3M’s FCF going towards shareholders, there’s little scope for 3M to divert its FCF to other financial activities.

3M has the ability to redeem its bonds early and reduce its debt. 3M appears to have given share repurchases more priority than reducing its debt.

As of September 26, 3M (MMM) stock continued to trade sideways and remained in the red. On a YTD basis, 3M stock has declined 10.3%.

Deere has declared a fourth-quarter dividend of $0.69 per share, which is an increase of 15% compared to last year.

Second-quarter 13F SEC filings indicate that institutional investors own 95.3% of Celanese’s (CE) outstanding shares.

Caterpillar had a strong week with its stock prices gaining ~2.5%. The stock closed at $144.90 for the week ending September 14.

3M stock fell 2.2% and closed at $207.88 for the week ending September 14. 3M traded 2.6% above its 100-day moving average price of $202.55.

Stanley Black & Decker stock gained ~6.6% and closed at $148.34 for the week ending September 14. Stanley Black & Decker has an RSI of 62.

3M (MMM) stock remained positive for the week ended September 7, as it gained 0.8% and closed at $212.57.

On August 29, Caterpillar announced that it intends to sell its purpose-built forestry business. Caterpillar entered into a preliminary agreement with Weiler.

3M is trading at a higher multiple than its peers. 3M’s valuations corrected after it made a downward revision to its fiscal 2018 EPS.

Currently, 3M is trading above the 100-day moving average price of $203.08. However, 3M’s 100-day moving average price has declined.

As of August 30, 3M’s dividend yield was at 2.60%, which shows signs of stabilization. 3M has witnessed a continuous decline in the dividend yield.

On August 20, 3M (MMM) filed a lawsuit against Tovis, alleged patent violations for its display products.

Deere (DE) reported its Q3 2018 results on August 17 before the markets opened. Its adjusted EPS was $2.59, a growth of 31.5% YoY.

On August 7, Stanley Black & Decker announced that it signed a definitive agreement to acquire International Equipment Solutions Attachments Group.

Caterpillar’s Resource Industries segment is the company’s lowest revenue contributor. The segment had a revenue share of 18% in the second quarter.

Caterpillar (CAT) reported revenue of $14.01 billion for Q2 2018 today, reflecting growth of 23.7% over Q2 2017.

The 3M stock gained 1.9% and closed at $201.18 for the week ending July 13. The stock traded 1.0% below its 100-day moving average price of $203.13.

In a press release on May 30, Deere announced that it will pay dividends on August 1 to shareholders of record as of June 29.

Since 2012, 3M’s debt has grown significantly, from $6 billion to $15.7 billion at the end of Q1 2018.

On June 18, 3M (MMM) announced that it’s an official sponsorer of the PGA. A PGA Tour event will be held in the Twin Cities in 2019.

Stanley Black & Decker stock performance in 2018 Stanley Black & Decker’s (SWK) stock has been struggling so far in 2018. On a year-to-date basis, the stock has left investors poorer by 15.1%. Its other industrial peers, Dover (DOV), Illinois Tool Works (ITW) and 3M (MMM) are also in red and have declined by 3.4%, 12.6%, and […]

SWK’s short interest increased dramatically after its first-quarter earnings.

As of May 30, Stanley Black & Decker’s dividend yield stood at 1.7%, showing an upward trend once again in comparison with the first-quarter dividend yield.

SWK has declared a second-quarter dividend of $0.63 per share, an increase of 8.6% over the previous year.

In a press release, 3M (MMM) said that it plans to announce its 1Q18 earnings on April 24, 2018, before the market opens.