National Pension Service Has $205.42 Million Holdings in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

National Pension Service boosted its position in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 3.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,435,028 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 52,069 shares during the quarter. National Pension Service’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $205,424,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of EMR. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in Emerson Electric by 74.1% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 11,392 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,412,000 after buying an additional 4,850 shares during the last quarter. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd bought a new position in Emerson Electric during the first quarter worth $232,000. Caxton Associates LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric during the 1st quarter worth about $275,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter valued at about $203,000. Finally, Jump Financial LLC lifted its position in Emerson Electric by 121.5% during the second quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 10,543 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,406,000 after acquiring an additional 5,783 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Emerson Electric

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

Emerson Electric Stock Down 1.4%

EMR stock opened at $148.25 on Friday. Emerson Electric Co. has a 52 week low of $122.64 and a 52 week high of $166.35. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $150.13 and a 200 day simple moving average of $143.44. 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 cap of $83.04 billion, a PE ratio of 32.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 1.24.

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, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.68 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $4.87 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.80 billion. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 13.83% and a return on equity of 17.58%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up .0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.52 earnings per share. 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. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 10th. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th were given a dividend of $0.555 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 14th. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 48.58%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

EMR has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on Emerson Electric from $169.00 to $179.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Wall Street Zen raised Emerson Electric from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 8th. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Emerson Electric from $125.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, August 28th. BNP Paribas Exane boosted their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $180.00 to $185.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $167.83.

Emerson Electric Profile

Emerson Electric Co is a global technology and engineering company that provides automation, control and software solutions for industrial customers. Its offerings help organizations monitor, manage and optimize operations, improve safety and reliability, and reduce energy use and emissions across complex facilities and production environments.

The company’s portfolio includes process control systems, industrial software, measurement and analytical instruments, control valves, regulators, industrial computers and related automation technologies.