Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund Sells 9,300 Shares of Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund cut its holdings in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 9.0% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 94,367 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 9,300 shares during the quarter. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $12,524,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Ares Financial Consulting LLC bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric in the second quarter worth $29,000. Steph & Co. acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric in the fourth quarter worth $33,000. Wealth Watch Advisors INC bought a new stake in Emerson Electric in the third quarter valued at $33,000. Finally, Strategic Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Emerson Electric during the fourth quarter valued at about $41,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Emerson Electric

In related news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 5,700 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $142.32, for a total transaction of $811,224.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 281,393 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $40,047,851.76. This trade represents a 1.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 0.23% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently commented on EMR shares. Loop Capital raised their target price on Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on Emerson Electric in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. They issued a “buy” rating and a $175.00 price target on the stock. Wolfe Research reduced their price objective on Emerson Electric from $176.00 to $169.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Stephens upped 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. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $140.00 to $144.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Twelve 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’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $163.24.

Emerson Electric Trading Down 2.6%

Shares of Emerson Electric stock opened at $138.36 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.87, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $138.42 and a 200 day simple moving average of $139.98. Emerson Electric Co. has a 12-month low of $122.11 and a 12-month high of $165.15. The company has a market capitalization of $77.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.25.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.53 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $4.56 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.59 billion. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 13.35% and a return on equity of 17.18%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.48 EPS. Emerson Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.450-6.550 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.650-1.700 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be given a dividend of $0.555 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 15th. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 51.27%.

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.