Swedbank AB Has $436.62 Million Stock Holdings in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Swedbank AB increased its stake in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 7.1% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,332,429 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after buying an additional 221,632 shares during the period. Swedbank AB’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $436,615,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Basso Capital Management L.P. acquired a new position in Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Emerson Electric during the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC bought a new position in Emerson Electric in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Emerson Electric during the 2nd quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, Ares Financial Consulting LLC acquired a new position in Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. 74.30% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on EMR shares. Daiwa Securities Group dropped their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $177.00 to $156.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target 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. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on Emerson Electric in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. They set a “buy” rating and a $175.00 price objective for the company. Sanford C. Bernstein began coverage on Emerson Electric in a report on Wednesday, June 10th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $175.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on Emerson Electric from $161.00 to $169.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Emerson Electric has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $163.32.

Emerson Electric Trading Down 2.9%

EMR stock traded down $4.07 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $137.49. 530,369 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,151,948. Emerson Electric Co. has a one year low of $122.64 and a one year high of $165.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a current ratio of 0.87. The company has a market cap of $77.01 billion, a PE ratio of 31.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.25. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $140.97 and its 200-day moving average price is $141.62.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.53 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $4.56 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.59 billion. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.18% and a net margin of 13.35%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior 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. Research analysts predict that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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 paid a dividend of $0.555 per share. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 15th. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio is presently 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.