von Borstel & Associates Inc. Takes $841,000 Position in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

von Borstel & Associates Inc. bought a new position in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 6,471 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $841,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in Emerson Electric by 74.1% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 11,392 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,412,000 after acquiring an additional 4,850 shares in the last quarter. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd acquired a new position in Emerson Electric during the first quarter valued at approximately $232,000. Caxton Associates LLP bought a new position in Emerson Electric in the first quarter valued at approximately $275,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Emerson Electric during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $203,000. Finally, Ignite Planners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $237,000. 74.30% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, VP Nicholas J. Piazza sold 6,703 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.07, for a total value of $1,066,246.21. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 31,664 shares in the company, valued at $5,036,792.48. The trade was a 17.47% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Matthew S. Levatich sold 1,476 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $162.16, for a total value of $239,348.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 24,349 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,948,433.84. This represents a 5.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 13,879 shares of company stock valued at $2,116,818. Insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Emerson Electric Price Performance

Shares of EMR opened at $132.26 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $147.72 and its 200-day moving average is $137.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.84 and a quick ratio of 0.62. The firm has a market capitalization of $74.33 billion, a PE ratio of 32.34, a PEG ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 1.24. Emerson Electric Co. has a fifty-two week low of $90.06 and a fifty-two week high of $165.15.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.46 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $4.35 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.37 billion. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 12.72% and a return on equity of 17.25%. Emerson Electric’s revenue was up 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.38 EPS. 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 forecast that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 EPS for the current year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th were paid a dividend of $0.555 per share. The ex-dividend date 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 (DPR) is 54.28%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on EMR. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. TD Cowen downgraded shares of Emerson Electric from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $150.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $145.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Wolfe Research cut their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $177.00 to $176.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on Emerson Electric from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 9th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $164.85.

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.