Emerson Electric Co. $EMR Stake Reduced by Sachetta LLC

Sachetta LLC cut its holdings in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 92.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 404 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 4,683 shares during the quarter. Sachetta LLC’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $54,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric during the 2nd quarter worth about $29,000. Ares Financial Consulting LLC acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. Wealth Watch Advisors INC acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric during the 3rd quarter worth about $33,000. Steph & Co. acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter worth about $33,000. Finally, Financial Consulate Inc. acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric during the 3rd quarter worth about $41,000. 74.30% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Emerson Electric

In related news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 5,700 shares of the business’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 value of $811,224.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 281,393 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $40,047,851.76. The trade was a 1.99% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, VP Nicholas J. Piazza sold 6,703 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 9th. The shares were 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,036,792.48. The trade was a 17.47% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders sold 13,879 shares of company stock valued at $2,116,818. 0.23% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Emerson Electric Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSE EMR opened at $137.53 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $77.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.63, a PEG ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.26. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $138.85 and a 200 day simple moving average of $138.98. Emerson Electric Co. has a 52 week low of $106.51 and a 52 week high of $165.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.84.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.46 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $4.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.37 billion. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.25% and a net margin of 12.72%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business 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. On average, research analysts predict that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th were paid a $0.555 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 13th. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. Emerson Electric’s payout ratio is presently 54.28%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

EMR has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on Emerson Electric from $160.00 to $135.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 1st. Weiss Ratings cut Emerson Electric from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Wolfe Research lowered their target price on Emerson Electric from $176.00 to $169.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Citigroup lifted their target price on Emerson Electric from $165.00 to $174.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their target price on Emerson Electric from $176.00 to $161.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $162.38.

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.