Uptick Partners LLC Acquires New Holdings in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Uptick Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm bought 3,555 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $509,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 74.1% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 11,392 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,412,000 after buying an additional 4,850 shares during the last quarter. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd acquired a new position in Emerson Electric in the 1st quarter valued at $232,000. Caxton Associates LLP bought a new position in Emerson Electric in the 1st quarter worth $275,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in Emerson Electric during the 2nd quarter worth $203,000. Finally, Jump Financial LLC lifted its position in Emerson Electric by 121.5% during the 2nd quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 10,543 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,406,000 after acquiring an additional 5,783 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on EMR shares. KeyCorp lowered their price target on Emerson Electric from $185.00 to $170.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, July 13th. HSBC boosted their price objective on Emerson Electric from $170.00 to $180.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. BNP Paribas Exane raised their target price on Emerson Electric from $180.00 to $185.00 in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, DA Davidson started coverage on Emerson Electric in a report on Tuesday, June 16th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $145.00 price target for the company. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Emerson Electric presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $166.96.

Emerson Electric Stock Performance

NYSE:EMR opened at $157.60 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $147.50 and its 200-day moving average is $143.31. The company has a market cap of $88.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.49, a PEG ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 0.90. Emerson Electric Co. has a 52-week low of $122.64 and a 52-week high of $166.35.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.71 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.68 by $0.03. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.58% and a net margin of 13.83%.The business had revenue of $4.87 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.80 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.52 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up .0% compared to the same quarter last year. Emerson Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.550-6.550 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.850-1.850 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.555 per share. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 48.58%.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 9,650 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $161.91, for a total transaction of $1,562,431.50. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 271,743 shares in the company, valued at approximately $43,997,909.13. The trade was a 3.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

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.