Royal Fund Management LLC Buys 9,376 Shares of Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Royal Fund Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 33.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 37,501 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,376 shares during the quarter. Royal Fund Management LLC’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $4,982,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 74.1% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 11,392 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,412,000 after buying an additional 4,850 shares during the last quarter. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric during the first quarter worth about $232,000. Caxton Associates LLP bought a new position in Emerson Electric during the first quarter valued at about $275,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $203,000. Finally, Smith Moore & CO. raised its holdings in Emerson Electric by 8.5% in the 2nd quarter. Smith Moore & CO. now owns 26,892 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $3,585,000 after acquiring an additional 2,117 shares in the last quarter. 74.30% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

EMR has been the topic of several recent research reports. UBS Group raised Emerson Electric from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $131.00 to $168.00 in a report on Monday, January 5th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Emerson Electric from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. KeyCorp boosted their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $185.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets began coverage on shares of Emerson Electric in a report on Friday. They set a “market perform” rating and a $150.00 price objective for the company. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Emerson Electric has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $164.14.

Emerson Electric Stock Down 1.7%

NYSE EMR opened at $123.28 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $143.98 and its 200 day simple moving average is $137.63. Emerson Electric Co. has a one year low of $90.06 and a one year high of $165.15. The firm has a market cap of $69.28 billion, a PE ratio of 30.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.00 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 (NYSE:EMR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $4.35 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.37 billion. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.25% and a net margin of 12.72%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.38 EPS. 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, sell-side analysts forecast that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other 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 transaction, the vice president directly owned 31,664 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,036,792.48. This represents a 17.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 5,700 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $142.32, for a total transaction of $811,224.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 281,393 shares in the company, valued at $40,047,851.76. This trade represents a 1.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 13,879 shares of company stock valued at $2,116,818 in the last 90 days. 0.23% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Emerson Electric

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.