Emerson Electric Co. $EMR Shares Bought by MUFG Securities EMEA plc

MUFG Securities EMEA plc raised its holdings in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 113.8% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 23,031 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after buying an additional 12,259 shares during the quarter. MUFG Securities EMEA plc’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $3,057,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Ares Financial Consulting LLC acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric in the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric in the second quarter valued at $29,000. Steph & Co. acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric in the fourth quarter valued at $33,000. Wealth Watch Advisors INC acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric in the third quarter valued at $33,000. Finally, Strategic Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric in the fourth quarter valued at $41,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Emerson Electric

In other Emerson Electric news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 5,700 shares of the company’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 transaction, the chief executive officer owned 281,393 shares in the company, valued at $40,047,851.76. This represents a 1.99% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 0.23% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on EMR shares. Wolfe Research cut their price target on Emerson Electric from $176.00 to $169.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. HSBC lifted their price target on Emerson Electric from $165.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Stephens lifted their price target on Emerson Electric from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Citigroup lifted their price target on Emerson Electric from $165.00 to $174.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, KeyCorp lifted their price target on Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Twelve investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $163.24.

Emerson Electric Trading Down 1.5%

Shares of EMR stock opened at $141.64 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $137.51 and a 200 day moving average price of $139.73. Emerson Electric Co. has a twelve month low of $117.16 and a twelve month high of $165.15. The company has a market capitalization of $79.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.71, a PEG ratio of 2.30 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a current ratio of 0.87, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.54 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.53 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $4.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.59 billion. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.18% and a net margin of 13.35%.The firm’s revenue was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.48 EPS. Emerson Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.450-6.550 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.650-1.700 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.555 per share. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 15th. Emerson Electric’s payout ratio is currently 51.27%.

About Emerson Electric

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.