Grandfield & Dodd LLC Invests $2.16 Million in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Grandfield & Dodd LLC bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 15,095 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,161,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in EMR. MidFirst Bank purchased a new stake in Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter valued at about $31,000. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in Emerson Electric during the second quarter worth $6,193,425,000. Occidental Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Emerson Electric during the second quarter valued at about $4,686,000. Dunhill Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter valued at about $73,000. Finally, Pallas Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric in the second quarter valued at approximately $10,368,000. 74.30% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 9,650 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $161.91, for a total transaction of $1,562,431.50. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 271,743 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $43,997,909.13. This trade represents a 3.43% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Emerson Electric Trading Down 0.7%

Shares of Emerson Electric stock opened at $162.06 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.90 and a quick ratio of 0.66. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $146.78 and its 200-day simple moving average is $143.19. The stock has a market cap of $90.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.46, a P/E/G ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 1.24. Emerson Electric Co. has a 1-year low of $122.64 and a 1-year high of $166.35.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.68 by $0.03. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.58% and a net margin of 13.83%.The business had revenue of $4.87 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.80 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.52 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up .0% on a year-over-year basis. Emerson Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.550-6.550 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.850-1.850 EPS. Analysts predict that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th will be given a $0.555 dividend. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio is presently 48.58%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have weighed in on EMR. Citigroup raised their price target on Emerson Electric from $174.00 to $182.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $140.00 to $144.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. BNP Paribas Exane upped their price objective on Emerson Electric from $180.00 to $185.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Emerson Electric from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $157.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $166.96.

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.