Emerson Electric Co. $EMR Shares Purchased by LGT Fund Management Co Ltd.

LGT Fund Management Co Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 32.8% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 23,432 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after buying an additional 5,782 shares during the quarter. LGT Fund Management Co Ltd.’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $3,074,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of EMR. Darwin Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Emerson Electric during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Traub Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric during the 2nd quarter valued at $37,000. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Emerson Electric during the second quarter worth $39,000. Finally, Financial Consulate Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the third quarter worth $41,000. 74.30% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently commented on EMR. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered Emerson Electric from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $170.00 price objective on the stock. in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. UBS Group upgraded shares of Emerson Electric from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their target price for the company from $131.00 to $168.00 in a report on Monday, January 5th. TD Cowen cut shares of Emerson Electric from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $150.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Friday, January 9th. KeyCorp lifted their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Oppenheimer reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Emerson Electric has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $164.85.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, VP Nicholas J. Piazza sold 6,703 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.07, for a total transaction of $1,066,246.21. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 31,664 shares in the company, valued at $5,036,792.48. This represents a 17.47% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Matthew S. Levatich sold 1,476 shares of Emerson Electric stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $162.16, for a total value of $239,348.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 24,349 shares in the company, valued at $3,948,433.84. The trade was a 5.72% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Company insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Emerson Electric Stock Performance

Emerson Electric stock opened at $138.54 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $147.44 and a 200 day moving average price of $137.76. The company has a current ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. Emerson Electric Co. has a 52 week low of $90.06 and a 52 week high of $165.15. The firm has a market capitalization of $77.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.87, a PEG ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 1.24.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.46 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.05. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.25% and a net margin of 12.72%.The company had revenue of $4.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.37 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.38 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 4.1% on a year-over-year basis. 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. Equities research analysts anticipate that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th will be given a dividend of $0.555 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 13th. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio is 54.28%.

Emerson Electric 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.