Emerson Electric Co. $EMR Shares Sold by Invesco Ltd.

Invesco Ltd. lowered its position in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 10.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 8,352,785 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 983,038 shares during the quarter. Invesco Ltd.’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $1,095,718,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Emerson Electric news, VP Nicholas J. Piazza sold 6,703 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.07, for a total value of $1,066,246.21. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 31,664 shares in the company, valued at $5,036,792.48. This trade represents a 17.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Matthew S. Levatich sold 1,476 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $162.16, for a total transaction of $239,348.16. Following the sale, the director owned 24,349 shares in the company, valued at $3,948,433.84. This represents a 5.72% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 13,879 shares of company stock worth $2,116,818 over the last ninety days. 0.23% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently weighed in on EMR. Stephens upped their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. KeyCorp boosted their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $143.00 to $164.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Emerson Electric from $145.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $164.85.

Emerson Electric Trading Down 5.4%

Shares of NYSE:EMR opened at $132.08 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $74.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.29, a PEG ratio of 2.22 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 50 day moving average price of $147.79 and a 200 day moving average price of $137.86.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $4.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.37 billion. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.25% and a net margin of 12.72%.The firm’s revenue was up 4.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.38 earnings per share. 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, research analysts anticipate that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 13th were paid a dividend of $0.555 per share. 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 1.7%. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio is currently 54.28%.

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.