Strs Ohio Raises Holdings in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Strs Ohio boosted its position in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 14.6% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 276,865 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 35,220 shares during the quarter. Strs Ohio’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $36,319,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Atlas Legacy Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 2.1% in the third quarter. Atlas Legacy Advisors LLC now owns 3,921 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $514,000 after buying an additional 79 shares during the last quarter. Accredited Investors Inc. grew its stake in Emerson Electric by 8.8% during the 3rd quarter. Accredited Investors Inc. now owns 3,106 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $407,000 after acquiring an additional 250 shares in the last quarter. Colton Groome Financial Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Emerson Electric by 4.0% in the 3rd quarter. Colton Groome Financial Advisors LLC now owns 4,792 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $629,000 after purchasing an additional 185 shares in the last quarter. BIP Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 12.4% during the 3rd quarter. BIP Wealth LLC now owns 1,980 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $260,000 after purchasing an additional 219 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CNB Bank grew its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 2,498.9% in the third quarter. CNB Bank now owns 2,339 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $307,000 after purchasing an additional 2,249 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently commented on EMR. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price target on Emerson Electric from $157.00 to $159.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $140.00 to $145.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. UBS Group upgraded shares of Emerson Electric from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $131.00 to $168.00 in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, TD Cowen lowered shares of Emerson Electric from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $150.00 target price on the stock. in a report on Friday, January 9th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $154.76.

Insider Buying and Selling at Emerson Electric

In other news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 7,263 shares of Emerson Electric stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $133.00, for a total value of $965,979.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 196,292 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,106,836. The trade was a 3.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Emerson Electric Trading Down 1.7%

Shares of EMR stock opened at $147.71 on Friday. Emerson Electric Co. has a 1-year low of $90.06 and a 1-year high of $151.74. The firm has a market cap of $83.05 billion, a PE ratio of 36.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a 50-day moving average of $137.30 and a two-hundred day moving average of $135.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.65.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.62. The business had revenue of $4.86 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.91 billion. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 12.73% and a return on equity of 15.87%. The business’s revenue was up 5.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.48 EPS. Emerson Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.350-6.550 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.400-1.400 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 EPS for the current year.

Emerson Electric Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 14th were given a dividend of $0.555 per share. This is an increase from Emerson Electric’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 14th. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 54.95%.

Emerson Electric announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback program on Wednesday, November 5th that allows the company to buyback $0.00 in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the industrial products company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

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.