Emerson Electric Co. $EMR Shares Acquired by Wedbush Securities Inc.

Wedbush Securities Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 88.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 19,197 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,009 shares during the period. Wedbush Securities Inc.’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $2,518,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric in the second quarter worth about $29,000. Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Traub Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $37,000. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Emerson Electric during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $38,000. Finally, Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Emerson Electric during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $39,000. 74.30% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on EMR shares. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Emerson Electric from $145.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Barclays upped their target price on Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, January 16th. HSBC upped their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $165.00 to $170.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $164.11.

Emerson Electric Stock Performance

EMR opened at $145.03 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $143.43 and a 200 day moving average price of $136.57. Emerson Electric Co. has a 1 year low of $90.06 and a 1 year high of $165.15. The stock has a market cap of $81.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.46, a P/E/G ratio of 2.46 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.84 and a quick ratio of 0.62.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.46 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.41 by $0.05. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 12.72% and a return on equity of 17.25%. The business had revenue of $4.35 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.37 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.38 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Emerson Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.400-6.550 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.500-1.550 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be given a dividend of $0.555 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 13th. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 54.28%.

Emerson Electric announced that its board has initiated a share buyback program on Wednesday, November 5th that allows the company to buyback $0.00 in shares. This buyback authorization allows the industrial products company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually a sign that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Activity at Emerson Electric

In other Emerson Electric news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 7,263 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $133.00, for a total transaction of $965,979.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 196,292 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,106,836. This represents a 3.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Matthew S. Levatich sold 1,476 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $162.16, for a total transaction of $239,348.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 24,349 shares in the company, valued at $3,948,433.84. This represents a 5.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 15,442 shares of company stock valued at $2,271,573. 0.23% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Emerson Electric Profile

Emerson Electric Co is a global technology and engineering company that designs and manufactures products and provides services for industrial, commercial and consumer markets. Founded in 1890, the company is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, and has built a long-standing presence in automation, control and climate-related technologies. Emerson’s offerings are aimed at improving productivity, energy efficiency and reliability for a wide range of end markets.

Emerson operates through two principal platforms—Automation Solutions and Commercial & Residential Solutions—providing process automation systems, measurement and analytical instrumentation, valves and actuators, control software, and related aftermarket services, alongside products for heating, ventilation and refrigeration, residential and commercial climate controls, tools and storage solutions.