This toolmaker’s outlook remains bright: Stanley Black & Decker

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Stanley has jumped over 177% from its March 2020 low of $70 as COVID-19 continues to spur interest in do-it-yourself projects and demand for tools. At the same time, a cost-cutting plan is boosting the company’s earnings. You can expect the stock to continue climbing in 2021. STANLEY BLACK & DECKER INC. $194 is a buy. The company (New York symbol SWK; Income Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 160.9 million; Market cap: $31.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.2; Dividend yield: 1.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.stanleyblackanddecker.com) is one of the world’s largest makers of hand and power tools for consumers. Through your shares you tap top-selling brands DeWalt, Craftsman and Irwin—they’re in addition to the Stanley and Black & Decker brands. In the fourth quarter of 2020, Stanley’s sales rose 18.7%, to $4.41 billion from $3.71 billion a year earlier. Sales jumped 24.4% at the Tools division (74% of the total) and gained 10.2% at the Industrial products business (15%). Those gains offset a 3.0%…