Victory Capital Management Inc. Cuts Stock Position in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Victory Capital Management Inc. trimmed its position in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 6.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 269,390 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 17,258 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $35,339,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in EMR. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 2,308 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $303,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares during the last quarter. Atlas Legacy Advisors LLC increased its position in Emerson Electric by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. Atlas Legacy Advisors LLC now owns 3,921 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $514,000 after buying an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. Unison Advisors LLC raised its stake in Emerson Electric by 0.4% in the third quarter. Unison Advisors LLC now owns 21,496 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,820,000 after buying an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. Abbot Financial Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Emerson Electric by 0.5% in the third quarter. Abbot Financial Management Inc. now owns 17,594 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,308,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Live Oak Private Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 1.9% during the third quarter. Live Oak Private Wealth LLC now owns 4,407 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $578,000 after acquiring an additional 81 shares during the last quarter. 74.30% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently commented on EMR. Stephens lifted their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. KeyCorp raised 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. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered shares of Emerson Electric from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $170.00 price objective on the stock. in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Daiwa Securities Group raised their target price on Emerson Electric from $153.00 to $177.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Emerson Electric has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $164.85.

Emerson Electric Stock Down 2.6%

NYSE:EMR opened at $138.54 on Monday. 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. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $147.44 and its 200-day moving average price is $137.76. Emerson Electric Co. has a 1-year low of $90.06 and a 1-year high of $165.15. 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 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. The company had revenue of $4.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.37 billion. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 12.72% and a return on equity of 17.25%. The firm’s revenue was up 4.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.38 earnings per share. 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, equities research analysts anticipate that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 EPS 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. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 13th. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 54.28%.

Insider Activity at Emerson Electric

In related news, Director Matthew S. Levatich sold 1,476 shares of the business’s 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 directly owned 24,349 shares in the company, valued at $3,948,433.84. The trade was a 5.72% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, VP Nicholas J. Piazza sold 6,703 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 sale, the vice president owned 31,664 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,036,792.48. This represents a 17.47% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

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.