Vise Technologies Inc. Buys 6,579 Shares of Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Vise Technologies Inc. grew its stake in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 46.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 20,684 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after buying an additional 6,579 shares during the period. Vise Technologies Inc.’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $2,745,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of EMR. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,050,040,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its position in Emerson Electric by 185.7% in the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,192,982 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $418,730,000 after purchasing an additional 2,075,425 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its position in Emerson Electric by 20.6% in the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 6,262,570 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $821,524,000 after purchasing an additional 1,069,122 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its position in Emerson Electric by 17.8% in the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 6,198,148 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $822,618,000 after purchasing an additional 938,051 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Schroder Investment Management Group increased its position in Emerson Electric by 13.5% in the third quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 7,205,569 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $945,227,000 after purchasing an additional 859,171 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently weighed in on EMR. Rothschild & Co Redburn boosted their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $154.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Stephens boosted their price target on shares of 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, Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $161.00 to $169.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Emerson Electric currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $163.24.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 5,700 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction 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 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. The trade was a 1.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Emerson Electric Stock Down 2.6%

NYSE EMR opened at $138.36 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The company has a fifty day moving average of $138.42 and a two-hundred day moving average of $139.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $77.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.95, a PEG ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.25. Emerson Electric Co. has a 52 week low of $122.11 and a 52 week high of $165.15.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.54 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.53 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $4.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.59 billion. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 13.35% and a return on equity of 17.18%. Emerson Electric’s quarterly revenue was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.48 earnings per share. 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, analysts predict that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

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

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.