“What is a Dividend King? A stock with 50 or more consecutive years of dividend increases.”—suredividend.com. The 53 Dividend Kings, screened as of August 6, represented 8 of 11 Morningstar Sectors. Broker-targeted top-ten net-gains ranged 9.36%-31.67% topped-by PPG, and Target. By yield, Altria tops-all. Top-ten August dogs: NFG, FRT, KVUE, FTS, UBSI, BKH, NWN, CDUAF, UVV, & MO averaged 4.92% in yield.

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Cost reduction plans are on track. The company generated organic growth in a different trading environment.

Black & Decker and Lincoln Electric Holdings have been highlighted in this Industry Outlook article.

Quarterly results show a decline in revenue but an increase in free cash flow, with the Tools & Outdoor segment performing better than the Industrial segment. Balance sheet analysis reveals still higher debt levels, but we are seeing progress in reducing the debt levels, and management will continue to put a focus here. Management focused on cost reduction programs and gaining market shares, with updated guidance showing mixed results but optimism for future growth.

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Persistent weakness in the manufacturing sector weighs on the Zacks Manufacturing-Tools & Related Products industry's near-term prospects. LECO and SWK are a couple of stocks to retain.

SWK just reported strong Q2 earnings, beating revenue and earnings expectations. With rate cuts on the horizon, SWK is poised to capitalize upon increased commercial and residential construction activity. Global cost savings plan remains on track to deliver $2 billion by FY2025.

The ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF slumps to end the first half of 2024, posting a loss of 1.40% in June. I present 3 strategies that can theoretically beat the dividend aristocrat index in the long term. After 36 months of tracking these strategies, two strategies are outperforming NOBL, while 1 remains relatively close.

Weakness in the Industrial segment weighs on Stanley Black's (SWK) top line in the second quarter of 2024.

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended June 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.