Groupe la Francaise Acquires 165,428 Shares of Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Groupe la Francaise increased its holdings in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 148.3% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 277,003 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 165,428 shares during the quarter. Groupe la Francaise’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $36,295,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Emerson Electric during the fourth quarter valued at about $1,050,040,000. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 13.1% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 19,941,844 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,612,780,000 after acquiring an additional 2,302,055 shares during the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC boosted its holdings in Emerson Electric by 95.7% during the 1st quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 2,207,707 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $289,262,000 after acquiring an additional 1,079,665 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its position in Emerson Electric by 17.8% during the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 6,198,148 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $822,618,000 after acquiring an additional 938,051 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Emerson Electric by 14.8% in the 4th quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 7,191,118 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $954,405,000 after purchasing an additional 928,548 shares during the period. 74.30% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Emerson Electric Price Performance

Shares of EMR stock opened at $148.49 on Friday. 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 Co. has a fifty-two week low of $122.64 and a fifty-two week high of $165.15. The firm has a market cap of $83.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.29, a P/E/G ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.25. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $142.10 and its 200-day moving average price is $142.20.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.54 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.53 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $4.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 last year, the firm posted $1.48 earnings per share. 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. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th were given a $0.555 dividend. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 15th. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 51.27%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on EMR shares. DA Davidson initiated coverage on Emerson Electric in a research note on Tuesday, June 16th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $145.00 price objective for the company. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Wolfe Research lowered their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $176.00 to $169.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Emerson Electric from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $157.00 price target for the company in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $140.00 to $144.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Emerson Electric presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $162.36.

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.