Cambient Family Office LLC purchased a new position in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR – Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 38,589 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,122,000.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Basso Capital Management L.P. acquired a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. acquired a new position in Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC bought a new position in Emerson Electric in the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, Ares Financial Consulting LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.30% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
EMR has been the subject of several analyst reports. Barclays boosted their price objective on Emerson Electric from $140.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Daiwa Securities Group cut their target price on Emerson Electric from $177.00 to $156.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 15th. DA Davidson started coverage on Emerson Electric in a research note on Tuesday. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $145.00 price target for the company. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $162.96.
Emerson Electric Trading Up 1.3%
Emerson Electric stock opened at $150.99 on Friday. Emerson Electric Co. has a 12-month low of $122.64 and a 12-month high of $165.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.87 and a quick ratio of 0.64. The stock has a market capitalization of $84.57 billion, a PE ratio of 34.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.25. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $141.02 and a 200-day simple moving average of $141.03.
Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results 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 firm had revenue of $4.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.59 billion. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.18% and a net margin of 13.35%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company 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. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.49 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Emerson Electric Announces Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th were paid a $0.555 dividend. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 15th. Emerson Electric’s payout ratio is currently 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.
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