Two Sigma Securities LLC Makes New $944,000 Investment in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Two Sigma Securities LLC bought a new stake in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 6,593 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $944,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Basso Capital Management L.P. purchased a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Allied Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric in the second quarter valued at about $27,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. acquired a new position in Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Finally, Orion Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Emerson Electric during the second quarter worth $29,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Emerson Electric

In other Emerson Electric news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 9,650 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $161.91, for a total transaction of $1,562,431.50. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 271,743 shares in the company, valued at $43,997,909.13. This represents a 3.43% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Company insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $169.00 to $179.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $174.00 to $182.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. HSBC raised their price objective on Emerson Electric from $170.00 to $180.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Emerson Electric from $125.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Evercore lowered their target price on Emerson Electric from $190.00 to $185.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Thirteen 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 company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Emerson Electric has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $167.83.

Emerson Electric Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:EMR opened at $152.47 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $85.40 billion, a PE ratio of 33.36, a P/E/G ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.90 and a quick ratio of 0.66. Emerson Electric Co. has a 12 month low of $122.64 and a 12 month high of $166.35. The business has a 50-day moving average of $148.83 and a two-hundred day moving average of $143.39.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.68 by $0.03. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 13.83% and a return on equity of 17.58%. The company had revenue of $4.87 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.80 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.52 earnings per share. Emerson Electric’s revenue for the quarter was up .0% on a year-over-year basis. 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. As a group, research analysts forecast that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.54 earnings per share for the current year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be given a $0.555 dividend. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio is presently 48.58%.

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.