Little House Capital LLC Acquires Shares of 7,929 Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Little House Capital LLC bought a new position in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 7,929 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,040,000.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 74.1% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 11,392 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,412,000 after purchasing an additional 4,850 shares during the last quarter. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd bought a new stake in Emerson Electric during the first quarter worth about $232,000. Caxton Associates LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric during the first quarter worth approximately $275,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $203,000. Finally, GC Wealth Management RIA LLC increased its holdings in Emerson Electric by 88.3% during the 2nd quarter. GC Wealth Management RIA LLC now owns 6,881 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $917,000 after purchasing an additional 3,226 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Emerson Electric news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 7,263 shares of Emerson Electric stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $133.00, for a total value of $965,979.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 196,292 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,106,836. The trade was a 3.57% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

EMR has been the topic of several research analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. Barclays upped their price target on Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Oppenheimer reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a report on Tuesday. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, UBS Group upgraded shares of Emerson Electric from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $131.00 to $168.00 in a report on Monday, January 5th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Emerson Electric currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $154.76.

Emerson Electric Price Performance

EMR stock opened at $147.78 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $138.16 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $135.71. Emerson Electric Co. has a 1 year low of $90.06 and a 1 year high of $151.74. The stock has a market cap of $83.10 billion, a PE ratio of 36.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.62 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $1.62. The company had revenue of $4.86 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.91 billion. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 15.87% and a net margin of 12.73%.Emerson Electric’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.48 earnings per share. Emerson Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.350-6.550 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.400-1.400 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric declared that its board has authorized a stock buyback program on Wednesday, November 5th that authorizes the company to buyback $0.00 in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the industrial products company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally a sign that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Emerson Electric Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Investors of record on Friday, November 14th were issued a dividend of $0.555 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 14th. This is a positive change from Emerson Electric’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio is currently 54.95%.

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.