Whittier Trust Co. Lowers Stock Holdings in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Whittier Trust Co. decreased its position in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 5.4% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 86,247 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 4,896 shares during the period. Whittier Trust Co.’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $11,442,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in EMR. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Emerson Electric by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 54,909,180 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $7,287,546,000 after buying an additional 578,242 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its position in Emerson Electric by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 27,483,440 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,647,602,000 after buying an additional 541,887 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Emerson Electric by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 12,328,324 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,628,638,000 after acquiring an additional 76,488 shares in the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 10,840,109 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,438,699,000 after purchasing an additional 134,049 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new position in Emerson Electric in the 4th quarter worth $1,050,040,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a report on Monday, May 4th. Daiwa Securities Group cut their price objective on Emerson Electric from $177.00 to $156.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Wolfe Research dropped their price target on Emerson Electric from $176.00 to $169.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 in a research note on Friday, May 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $163.32.

Emerson Electric Stock Down 2.8%

Shares of EMR traded down $4.02 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $137.54. 398,725 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,150,626. Emerson Electric Co. has a 52 week low of $122.64 and a 52 week high of $165.15. The company’s 50 day moving average is $140.97 and its two-hundred day moving average is $141.62. The company has a market capitalization of $77.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.77, a PEG ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a current ratio of 0.87, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.53 by $0.01. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.18% and a net margin of 13.35%.The business had revenue of $4.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.59 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.48 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. 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. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Investors of record on Friday, May 15th were given a dividend of $0.555 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 15th. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.6%. Emerson Electric’s payout ratio is currently 51.27%.

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.