4,457 Shares in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR Purchased by Stonebridge Financial Group LLC MO

Stonebridge Financial Group LLC MO purchased a new position in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 4,457 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $592,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of EMR. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in Emerson Electric by 7.4% in the fourth quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,058 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $539,000 after acquiring an additional 278 shares during the period. Independent Advisor Alliance boosted its stake in Emerson Electric by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance now owns 31,259 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $4,149,000 after acquiring an additional 186 shares during the period. Patrick M Sweeney & Associates Inc. boosted its stake in Emerson Electric by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Patrick M Sweeney & Associates Inc. now owns 5,350 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $710,000 after acquiring an additional 95 shares during the period. Community Bank N.A. boosted its stake in Emerson Electric by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Community Bank N.A. now owns 55,324 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $7,343,000 after acquiring an additional 295 shares during the period. Finally, World Investment Advisors boosted its stake in Emerson Electric by 11.8% in the fourth quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 22,897 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,943,000 after acquiring an additional 2,412 shares during the period. 74.30% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have commented on the company. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. HSBC lifted their target price on Emerson Electric from $165.00 to $170.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Oppenheimer reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Daiwa Securities Group lifted their price target on Emerson Electric from $153.00 to $177.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut Emerson Electric from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $170.00 price target on the stock. in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Twelve analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Emerson Electric has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $164.24.

Emerson Electric Stock Performance

EMR opened at $137.29 on Wednesday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $137.82 and its 200-day moving average is $139.44. The stock has a market cap of $76.90 billion, a PE ratio of 31.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.23 and a beta of 1.26. 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 Co. has a twelve month low of $114.83 and a twelve month high of $165.15.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.54 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.53 by $0.01. The company 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 business’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $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. On average, analysts predict that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Emerson Electric news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 5,700 shares of the company’s 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 completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 281,393 shares in the company, valued at $40,047,851.76. This represents a 1.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.23% of the stock is owned by company 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.