Werlinich Asset Management LLC Purchases New Position in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Werlinich Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 5,491 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $786,000.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Basso Capital Management L.P. bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Allied Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in Emerson Electric during the 2nd quarter worth about $27,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. purchased a new position in Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC purchased a new position in Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Finally, Orion Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter valued at about $29,000. 74.30% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Emerson Electric

In related news, CEO Surendralal Karsanbhai sold 9,650 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $161.91, for a total transaction of $1,562,431.50. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 271,743 shares in the company, valued at $43,997,909.13. The trade was a 3.43% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 0.23% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on EMR. Rothschild & Co Redburn increased their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $165.00 to $180.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $169.00 to $179.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a report on Friday, July 31st. Wall Street Zen upgraded Emerson Electric from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 8th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Thirteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $167.83.

Emerson Electric Stock Up 0.7%

Shares of Emerson Electric stock opened at $150.00 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The company has a market cap of $84.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.82, a PEG ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 1.24. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $149.16 and its 200-day moving average price is $143.38. Emerson Electric Co. has a 52-week low of $122.64 and a 52-week high of $166.35.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.71 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.68 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $4.87 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.80 billion. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 13.83% and a return on equity of 17.58%. Emerson Electric’s revenue for the quarter was up .0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.52 earnings per share. 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, sell-side analysts predict that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.555 per share. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio is currently 48.58%.

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.