Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB Has $6.17 Million Stock Position in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB reduced its position in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 18.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 46,993 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 10,307 shares during the quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $6,165,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of EMR. Danske Bank A S acquired a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $50,221,000. Silvant Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Emerson Electric by 13.1% in the third quarter. Silvant Capital Management LLC now owns 16,552 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,171,000 after buying an additional 1,914 shares during the period. Morningstar Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Emerson Electric by 1,225.4% in the third quarter. Morningstar Investment Management LLC now owns 87,328 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $11,456,000 after acquiring an additional 80,739 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC grew its holdings in Emerson Electric by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 119,545 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $15,682,000 after acquiring an additional 2,306 shares during the period. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 16.7% during the 3rd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 92,045 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $12,074,000 after acquiring an additional 13,145 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Emerson Electric news, Director Matthew S. Levatich sold 1,476 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $162.16, for a total transaction of $239,348.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 24,349 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,948,433.84. This represents a 5.72% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 5,700 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $142.32, for a total value of $811,224.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 281,393 shares in the company, valued at approximately $40,047,851.76. This trade represents a 1.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 13,879 shares of company stock worth $2,116,818 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently issued reports on EMR. Oppenheimer restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Emerson Electric from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th. TD Cowen cut Emerson Electric from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $150.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Finally, KeyCorp lifted 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. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Emerson Electric has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $164.85.

Emerson Electric Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of Emerson Electric stock opened at $132.60 on Wednesday. Emerson Electric Co. has a 1 year low of $90.06 and a 1 year high of $165.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.84 and a quick ratio of 0.62. The company has a market capitalization of $74.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 1.24. The business has a 50-day moving average of $147.26 and a two-hundred day moving average of $137.92.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 business had revenue of $4.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.37 billion. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.25% and a net margin of 12.72%.Emerson Electric’s quarterly revenue was up 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.38 EPS. 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. As a group, equities analysts predict that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 EPS for the current year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th were given a dividend of $0.555 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 13th. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio is currently 54.28%.

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.