Strategic Advisors LLC Sells 44,181 Shares of Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Strategic Advisors LLC lowered its position in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 90.3% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 4,721 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 44,181 shares during the period. Strategic Advisors LLC’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $676,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. ABS Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric during the 2nd quarter valued at $858,900,000. Basso Capital Management L.P. bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric during the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Allied Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the second quarter valued at $27,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, Orion Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the second quarter valued at about $29,000. 74.30% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Emerson Electric Stock Performance

Emerson Electric stock opened at $155.37 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $87.02 billion, a PE ratio of 34.00, a PEG ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a current ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. Emerson Electric Co. has a 1 year low of $122.64 and a 1 year high of $166.35. The company’s 50-day moving average is $148.79 and its two-hundred day moving average is $143.46.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.71 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.68 by $0.03. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 13.83% and a return on equity of 17.58%. The business 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 firm posted $1.52 earnings per share. Emerson Electric’s revenue for the quarter was up .0% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Equities analysts anticipate that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.54 earnings per share for the current year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Emerson Electric

In other news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 9,650 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $161.91, for a total value of $1,562,431.50. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 271,743 shares in the company, valued at $43,997,909.13. This trade represents a 3.43% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.23% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have commented on EMR. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $174.00 to $182.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $169.00 to $186.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Emerson Electric from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $157.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 17th. BNP Paribas Exane raised their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $180.00 to $185.00 in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group reduced their price objective on Emerson Electric from $177.00 to $156.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 15th. 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 company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Emerson Electric currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $167.83.

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.