Exchange Traded Concepts LLC Cuts Stock Holdings in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Exchange Traded Concepts LLC reduced its position in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 16.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 284,090 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 57,767 shares during the period. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC owned about 0.05% of Emerson Electric worth $37,704,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Darwin Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the second quarter worth $29,000. Wealth Watch Advisors INC purchased a new position in shares of Emerson Electric during the third quarter valued at about $33,000. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $39,000. Financial Consulate Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the third quarter valued at $41,000. Finally, Ameriflex Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 96.4% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 326 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 160 shares during the last quarter. 74.30% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, VP Nicholas J. Piazza sold 6,703 shares of the company’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 transaction 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 represents a 17.47% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Matthew S. Levatich sold 1,476 shares of the firm’s 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 completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 24,349 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,948,433.84. This represents a 5.72% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 13,879 shares of company stock worth $2,116,818 over the last three months. Company insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Emerson Electric Stock Down 0.8%

Emerson Electric stock opened at $125.35 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $70.44 billion, a PE ratio of 30.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.84. Emerson Electric Co. has a fifty-two week low of $90.06 and a fifty-two week high of $165.15. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $144.50 and a 200 day moving average price of $137.66.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last released 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. The business had revenue of $4.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.37 billion. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.25% and a net margin of 12.72%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 4.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business 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. Research analysts expect that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 13th were paid a dividend of $0.555 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 13th. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.8%. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio is 54.28%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

EMR has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Evercore lifted their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $170.00 to $185.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. 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 report on Wednesday, February 4th. TD Cowen downgraded Emerson Electric from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $150.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Oppenheimer restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, Wolfe Research lowered their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $177.00 to $176.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $164.14.

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.