6,188 Shares in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR Purchased by Brooks Moore & Associates Inc.

Brooks Moore & Associates Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm bought 6,188 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $886,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Rooted Wealth Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Emerson Electric by 3.0% in the fourth quarter. Rooted Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 2,195 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $291,000 after purchasing an additional 64 shares during the last quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC raised its stake in Emerson Electric by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 3,098 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $411,000 after buying an additional 72 shares during the last quarter. Zhang Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. Zhang Financial LLC now owns 2,892 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $384,000 after buying an additional 76 shares during the period. Root Financial Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 3.6% in the 4th quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 2,227 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $296,000 after buying an additional 78 shares during the last quarter. Finally, REAP Financial Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 4.4% in the fourth quarter. REAP Financial Group LLC now owns 1,892 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $251,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares during the period. 74.30% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have weighed in on EMR. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a report on Friday, July 31st. 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 research report on Wednesday, May 6th. DA Davidson raised their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday. Daiwa Securities Group cut their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $177.00 to $156.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Citigroup increased their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $174.00 to $182.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $167.39.

Emerson Electric Stock Down 0.4%

NYSE EMR opened at $157.58 on Friday. Emerson Electric Co. has a 52 week low of $122.64 and a 52 week high of $166.35. The company has a quick ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The company has a market capitalization of $88.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 1.24. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $148.70 and its 200-day moving average price is $143.49.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 company had revenue of $4.87 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.80 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.52 EPS. The firm’s revenue 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. On average, equities research analysts predict that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.56 earnings per share for the current year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Emerson Electric

In related news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 9,650 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $161.91, for a total value of $1,562,431.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 271,743 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $43,997,909.13. This represents a 3.43% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Emerson Electric Company 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.