WINTON GROUP Ltd Takes $6.10 Million Position in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

WINTON GROUP Ltd acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 45,994 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,104,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Rooted Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 3.0% in the fourth quarter. Rooted Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 2,195 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $291,000 after buying an additional 64 shares during the period. Institute for Wealth Management LLC. increased its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Institute for Wealth Management LLC. now owns 4,546 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $603,000 after buying an additional 71 shares during the period. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC increased its position in Emerson Electric by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 3,098 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $411,000 after purchasing an additional 72 shares during the period. Cornell Pochily Investment Advisors Inc. increased its position in Emerson Electric by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Cornell Pochily Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 29,260 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $3,883,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares during the period. Finally, Zhang Financial LLC increased its position in Emerson Electric by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. Zhang Financial LLC now owns 2,892 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $384,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have weighed in on EMR shares. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a research report on Monday, May 4th. BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on shares of Emerson Electric in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. They set a “buy” rating and a $175.00 target price for the company. Finally, Loop Capital increased their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Twelve 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 stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $163.24.

Insider Buying and Selling at Emerson Electric

In other news, 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 directly owned 281,393 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $40,047,851.76. This represents a 1.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 0.23% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Emerson Electric Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:EMR opened at $138.36 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. Emerson Electric Co. has a twelve month low of $122.11 and a twelve month high of $165.15. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $138.42 and its 200-day moving average is $139.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $77.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.95, a PEG ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.25.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.54 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.53 by $0.01. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.18% and a net margin of 13.35%.The company had revenue of $4.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.59 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.48 earnings per share. Emerson Electric’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. Emerson Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.450-6.550 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.650-1.700 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.49 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be given a dividend of $0.555 per share. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 15th. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio is presently 51.27%.

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.