Emerson Electric Co. $EMR Shares Sold by Teacher Retirement System of Texas

Teacher Retirement System of Texas trimmed its position in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 17.2% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 148,268 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 30,846 shares during the quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas’ holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $19,450,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Emerson Electric by 18.3% in the second quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 21,378 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,850,000 after acquiring an additional 3,308 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP grew its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 74.4% during the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,286,755 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $171,563,000 after purchasing an additional 548,795 shares during the last quarter. CORDA Investment Management LLC. acquired a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,173,000. QRG Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 29.2% in the 3rd quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 167,314 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $21,948,000 after purchasing an additional 37,822 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cordatus Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Emerson Electric during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $2,403,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have issued reports on EMR. Barclays raised their target price on Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. TD Cowen downgraded shares of Emerson Electric from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $150.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $157.00 to $159.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Emerson Electric from $140.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price objective on Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $153.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, November 6th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $154.76.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Emerson Electric news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 7,263 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $133.00, for a total value of $965,979.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 196,292 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,106,836. The trade was a 3.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Emerson Electric Trading Down 1.7%

Shares of NYSE:EMR opened at $147.71 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $137.30 and a 200-day moving average of $135.62. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. The firm has a market cap of $83.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.56, a P/E/G ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.26. Emerson Electric Co. has a twelve month low of $90.06 and a twelve month high of $151.74.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.62 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $1.62. The firm had revenue of $4.86 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.91 billion. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 15.87% and a net margin of 12.73%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 5.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.48 earnings per share. Emerson Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.350-6.550 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.400-1.400 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Investors of record on Friday, November 14th were paid a dividend of $0.555 per share. This is an increase from Emerson Electric’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 14th. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 54.95%.

Emerson Electric announced that its board has approved a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, November 5th that allows the company to buyback $0.00 in shares. This buyback authorization allows the industrial products company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

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.