Deutsche Bank AG Invests $211.21 Million in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Deutsche Bank AG bought a new stake in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund bought 1,475,459 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $211,212,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab raised its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 9.4% in the 2nd quarter. PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab now owns 101,731 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $14,563,000 after purchasing an additional 8,700 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in Emerson Electric by 14.8% in the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 7,191,118 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $954,405,000 after buying an additional 928,548 shares during the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp increased its holdings in Emerson Electric by 4.6% in the fourth quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 1,185,160 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $157,294,000 after buying an additional 52,440 shares during the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc lifted its holdings in Emerson Electric by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 4,114,470 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $546,072,000 after buying an additional 84,064 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Emerson Electric by 0.6% during 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 buying an additional 76,488 shares during the last quarter. 74.30% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Emerson Electric Stock Performance

EMR stock opened at $157.82 on Wednesday. Emerson Electric Co. has a 1 year low of $122.64 and a 1 year high of $166.35. The stock has a market capitalization of $88.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.53, a PEG ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 0.90. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $147.09 and its two-hundred day moving average is $143.26.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.71 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.68 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $4.87 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.80 billion. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 13.83% and a return on equity of 17.58%. Emerson Electric’s quarterly revenue was up .0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.52 EPS. Emerson Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.550-6.550 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.850-1.850 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.55 EPS for the current year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th will be issued a $0.555 dividend. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio is 48.58%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on EMR shares. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a report on Friday, July 31st. Daiwa Securities Group reduced their price objective 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. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $169.00 to $179.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Emerson Electric from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $157.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Thirteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $166.96.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 9,650 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $161.91, for a total value of $1,562,431.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 271,743 shares in the company, valued at $43,997,909.13. This represents a 3.43% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.23% of the stock is 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.