41,031 Shares in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR Purchased by EP Wealth Advisors LLC

EP Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 41,031 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,874,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Emerson Electric by 1.1% in 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 purchasing an additional 578,242 shares during the period. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in Emerson Electric during the second quarter worth approximately $6,193,425,000. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 27,483,440 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $3,647,602,000 after purchasing an additional 541,887 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 13.1% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 19,941,844 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,612,780,000 after buying an additional 2,302,055 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Emerson Electric by 0.6% during the fourth 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 during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Emerson Electric news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 9,650 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $161.91, for a total value of $1,562,431.50. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 271,743 shares in the company, valued at approximately $43,997,909.13. This trade represents a 3.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 0.23% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Emerson Electric Stock Up 1.6%

Shares of NYSE:EMR opened at $157.21 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $148.04 and its two-hundred day moving average is $143.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 0.90. 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 $88.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.30 and a beta of 1.24.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.71 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.68 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $4.87 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.80 billion. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 13.83% and a return on equity of 17.58%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up .0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business 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. Equities analysts anticipate that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.55 EPS for the current year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

EMR has been the topic of several research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $169.00 to $179.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Wall Street Zen raised Emerson Electric from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 8th. 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. BNP Paribas Exane upped their target price on Emerson Electric from $180.00 to $185.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Emerson Electric from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $157.00 target price on the stock in a report on Friday, July 17th. Thirteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $166.96.

Emerson Electric Company 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.