Hsbc Holdings PLC Buys 594,835 Shares of Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its position in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 55.2% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,672,161 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 594,835 shares during the quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $222,151,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on EMR shares. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $161.00 to $169.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. DA Davidson assumed coverage on shares of Emerson Electric in a research report on Tuesday, June 16th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $145.00 target price on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein started coverage on shares of Emerson Electric in a research report on Wednesday, June 10th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $175.00 price target for the company. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on shares of Emerson Electric in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. They set a “buy” rating and a $175.00 price target for the company. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 in a report on Friday, May 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $162.96.

Emerson Electric Stock Up 0.2%

EMR opened at $150.99 on Friday. Emerson Electric Co. has a twelve month low of $122.64 and a twelve month high of $165.15. The firm has a market cap of $84.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.87, a PEG ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.25. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $141.19 and its 200-day simple moving average is $141.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a current ratio of 0.87.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.54 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.53 by $0.01. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 13.35% and a return on equity of 17.18%. The firm had revenue of $4.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.59 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.48 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Equities research analysts anticipate that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.49 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th were issued a dividend of $0.555 per share. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 15th. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio is presently 51.27%.

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.