5,390 Shares in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR Bought by Ieq Capital LLC

Ieq Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 5,390 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $772,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter valued at $6,193,425,000. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the 4th quarter valued at about $1,050,040,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the second quarter valued at about $659,000,000. Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in Emerson Electric by 13.1% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 19,941,844 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,612,780,000 after acquiring an additional 2,302,055 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG bought a new stake in Emerson Electric during the second quarter worth about $211,212,000. 74.30% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have weighed in on EMR shares. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on Emerson Electric from $169.00 to $179.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Stephens increased their price objective on Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $160.00 in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $140.00 to $144.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. HSBC upped their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $170.00 to $180.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane lifted their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $180.00 to $185.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Thirteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $167.39.

Emerson Electric Stock Down 0.4%

Emerson Electric stock opened at $157.58 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $148.70 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $143.49. The company has a quick ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The stock has a market cap of $88.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.48, a P/E/G ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 1.24. Emerson Electric Co. has a twelve month low of $122.64 and a twelve month high of $166.35.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.68 by $0.03. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.58% and a net margin of 13.83%.The company had revenue of $4.87 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.80 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.52 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up .0% on a year-over-year basis. Emerson Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.550-6.550 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.850-1.850 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.56 EPS for the current year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be paid a $0.555 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. Emerson Electric’s payout ratio is 48.58%.

Insider Transactions at Emerson Electric

In related news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 9,650 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $161.91, for a total transaction of $1,562,431.50. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 271,743 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $43,997,909.13. This represents a 3.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 0.23% of the stock is owned by corporate 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.