Aventail Capital Group LP Acquires Shares of 76,923 Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Aventail Capital Group LP bought a new position in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm bought 76,923 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,091,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd bought a new stake in Emerson Electric in the 3rd quarter valued at about $950,000. Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Emerson Electric during the third quarter worth about $823,000. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 18.3% in the second quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 21,378 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,850,000 after purchasing an additional 3,308 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP raised its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 74.4% in the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,286,755 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $171,563,000 after purchasing an additional 548,795 shares during the period. Finally, Caprock Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $3,359,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, VP Nicholas J. Piazza sold 6,703 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.07, for a total value of $1,066,246.21. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 31,664 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,036,792.48. This trade represents a 17.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Matthew S. Levatich sold 1,476 shares of Emerson Electric stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $162.16, for a total transaction of $239,348.16. Following the sale, the director owned 24,349 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,948,433.84. The trade was a 5.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 13,879 shares of company stock worth $2,116,818. 0.23% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Emerson Electric Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSE:EMR opened at $132.26 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $147.72 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $137.89. The company has a market cap of $74.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.34, a PEG ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 1.24. 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 Co. has a one year low of $90.06 and a one year high of $165.15.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.46 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $4.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.37 billion. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 12.72% and a return on equity of 17.25%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.38 earnings per share. 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. Analysts anticipate that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 13th were issued a $0.555 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 13th. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 54.28%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts recently commented on the stock. Rothschild & Co Redburn raised their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $154.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. Stephens increased their target price on Emerson Electric from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on Emerson Electric from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 9th. Oppenheimer reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, TD Cowen cut Emerson Electric from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $150.00 price objective on the stock. in a report on Friday, January 9th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Emerson Electric presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $164.85.

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.