Glenview Trust Co Reduces Holdings in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Glenview Trust Co decreased its position in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 15.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 67,886 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 12,781 shares during the period. Glenview Trust Co’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $8,905,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Emerson Electric

In other Emerson Electric news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 7,263 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 3rd. The stock was 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 owned 196,292 shares in the company, valued at $26,106,836. The trade was a 3.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Matthew S. Levatich sold 1,476 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $162.16, for a total value of $239,348.16. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 24,349 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,948,433.84. The trade was a 5.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 15,442 shares of company stock worth $2,271,573 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

EMR has been the subject of several research reports. Loop Capital increased their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Oppenheimer reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Wolfe Research lifted their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $172.00 to $177.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. TD Cowen downgraded Emerson Electric from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $150.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn lifted their price objective on Emerson Electric from $154.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Emerson Electric has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $164.90.

Emerson Electric Trading Up 2.3%

Shares of EMR stock opened at $148.35 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.84 and a quick ratio of 0.62. The company has a market cap of $83.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.27, a PEG ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 1.26. Emerson Electric Co. has a 1 year low of $90.06 and a 1 year high of $165.15. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $143.90 and a 200-day moving average price of $136.44.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.46 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.37 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.38 EPS. The business’s quarterly 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. As a group, equities analysts predict that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Emerson Electric declared that its board has approved a stock buyback program on Wednesday, November 5th that authorizes the company to repurchase $0.00 in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the industrial products company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be paid a $0.555 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 13th. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 54.28%.

Emerson Electric Company 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.