Emerson Electric Co. $EMR Stock Position Lifted by SageView Advisory Group LLC

SageView Advisory Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 271.5% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 13,463 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,839 shares during the period. SageView Advisory Group LLC’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $1,766,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Emerson Electric during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric during the second quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Traub Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $37,000. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the second quarter worth about $39,000. Finally, Financial Consulate Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the 3rd quarter worth about $41,000. 74.30% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Matthew S. Levatich sold 1,476 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $162.16, for a total value of $239,348.16. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 24,349 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,948,433.84. This represents a 5.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, VP Nicholas J. Piazza sold 6,703 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.07, for a total transaction of $1,066,246.21. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 31,664 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,036,792.48. The trade was a 17.47% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Corporate insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Emerson Electric Price Performance

Shares of EMR opened at $139.63 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $78.47 billion, a PE ratio of 34.14, a P/E/G ratio of 2.23 and a beta of 1.24. Emerson Electric Co. has a 1-year low of $90.06 and a 1-year high of $165.15. The company has a current ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $147.80 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $137.90.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.41 by $0.05. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.25% and a net margin of 12.72%.The business had revenue of $4.35 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.37 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.38 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Emerson Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.400-6.550 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.500-1.550 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 EPS for the current year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th were paid a $0.555 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 13th. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.6%. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio is 54.28%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. KeyCorp increased their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Barclays upped their price target on Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $143.00 to $164.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. Wolfe Research reduced their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $177.00 to $176.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 27th. Finally, Oppenheimer reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Eleven equities 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $164.85.

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.