Park Avenue Securities LLC Has $2.29 Million Position in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Park Avenue Securities LLC cut its position in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 21.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 17,235 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 4,776 shares during the quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $2,287,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of EMR. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 3.5% in the third quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 2,308 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $303,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. Atlas Legacy Advisors LLC raised its stake in Emerson Electric by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Atlas Legacy Advisors LLC now owns 3,921 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $514,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. Unison Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Emerson Electric by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Unison Advisors LLC now owns 21,496 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,820,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares during the period. Abbot Financial Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Abbot Financial Management Inc. now owns 17,594 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,308,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Live Oak Private Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 1.9% during the third quarter. Live Oak Private Wealth LLC now owns 4,407 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $578,000 after purchasing an additional 81 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. Stephens increased their target price on Emerson Electric from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Emerson Electric from $145.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Oppenheimer reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Emerson Electric has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $164.85.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Nicholas J. Piazza sold 6,703 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 sale, the vice president directly owned 31,664 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,036,792.48. This trade represents a 17.47% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 5,700 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $142.32, for a total transaction of $811,224.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 281,393 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $40,047,851.76. This represents a 1.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have sold 13,879 shares of company stock worth $2,116,818. Corporate insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Emerson Electric Trading Up 1.2%

Shares of EMR stock opened at $129.71 on Tuesday. Emerson Electric Co. has a fifty-two week low of $90.06 and a fifty-two week high of $165.15. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $146.10 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $137.86. 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 company has a market cap of $72.90 billion, a PE ratio of 31.71, a P/E/G ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.24.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.46 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 company had revenue of $4.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.37 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.38 EPS. Emerson Electric’s revenue was up 4.1% on a year-over-year basis. 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. Equities analysts predict that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th were issued 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 dividend yield of 1.7%. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio is 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.