Emerson Electric Co. $EMR Stake Trimmed by Yousif Capital Management LLC

Yousif Capital Management LLC lowered its stake in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 5.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 114,075 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 6,406 shares during the quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $16,566,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of EMR. Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker Inc. boosted its position in Emerson Electric by 229.1% during the 4th quarter. Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker Inc. now owns 46,467 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $6,167,000 after acquiring an additional 32,346 shares during the period. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric during the 3rd quarter worth about $950,000. Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric during the 3rd quarter worth about $823,000. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Emerson Electric by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 54,330,938 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $7,127,132,000 after acquiring an additional 201,040 shares during the period. Finally, Caprock Group LLC acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric during the 3rd quarter worth about $3,359,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

EMR has been the subject of a number of research reports. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Emerson Electric from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on Emerson Electric from $160.00 to $135.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 1st. Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on Emerson Electric in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. They set a “buy” rating and a $175.00 price target for the company. BMO Capital Markets assumed coverage on Emerson Electric in a report on Friday, March 27th. They set a “market perform” rating and a $150.00 price target for the company. Finally, Evercore lifted their price target on Emerson Electric from $170.00 to $185.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Twelve research 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. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $163.43.

Emerson Electric Stock Up 1.6%

Shares of Emerson Electric stock opened at $134.78 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $75.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.95, a P/E/G ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 1.28. 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 Co. has a 52-week low of $91.94 and a 52-week high of $165.15. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $142.07 and a 200-day simple moving average of $137.62.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.46 earnings per share (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 business had revenue of $4.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.37 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company 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. On average, equities research analysts expect that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th were issued a $0.555 dividend. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 13th. Emerson Electric’s payout ratio is 54.28%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Emerson Electric news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 5,700 shares of Emerson Electric stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $142.32, for a total value of $811,224.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 281,393 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $40,047,851.76. The trade was a 1.99% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, VP Nicholas J. Piazza sold 6,703 shares of Emerson Electric stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.07, for a total value of $1,066,246.21. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 31,664 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,036,792.48. This represents a 17.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 13,879 shares of company stock worth $2,116,818. 0.23% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.