Emerson Electric Co. $EMR Holdings Cut by GC Wealth Management RIA LLC

GC Wealth Management RIA LLC lowered its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 58.2% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 6,065 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 8,451 shares during the period. GC Wealth Management RIA LLC’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $805,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker Inc. lifted its position in Emerson Electric by 229.1% during the fourth quarter. Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker Inc. now owns 46,467 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $6,167,000 after acquiring an additional 32,346 shares during the last quarter. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric during the third quarter worth approximately $950,000. Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric during the third quarter worth approximately $823,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Emerson Electric by 0.4% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 54,330,938 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $7,127,132,000 after acquiring an additional 201,040 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Caprock Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the third quarter valued at approximately $3,359,000. Institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on EMR. Daiwa Securities Group lifted their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $153.00 to $177.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on shares of Emerson Electric in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. They issued a “buy” rating and a $175.00 price target for the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft downgraded shares of Emerson Electric from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $170.00 price target for the company. in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $160.00 to $135.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 1st. Finally, UBS Group upgraded shares of Emerson Electric from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $131.00 to $168.00 in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $162.38.

Insider Activity at Emerson Electric

In related news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 5,700 shares of Emerson Electric stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $142.32, for a total value of $811,224.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 281,393 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $40,047,851.76. This trade represents a 1.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Matthew S. Levatich sold 1,476 shares of Emerson Electric stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $162.16, for a total transaction of $239,348.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 24,349 shares in the company, valued at $3,948,433.84. This trade represents a 5.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 13,879 shares of company stock valued at $2,116,818 over the last three months. 0.23% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Emerson Electric Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:EMR opened at $140.73 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $138.85 and its 200 day simple moving average is $138.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $79.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.84 and a quick ratio of 0.62. Emerson Electric Co. has a 1 year low of $104.52 and a 1 year high of $165.15.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.41 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $4.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.37 billion. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 12.72% and a return on equity of 17.25%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.38 earnings per share. Emerson Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.400-6.550 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.500-1.550 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th were paid a $0.555 dividend. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 13th. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 54.28%.

Emerson Electric 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.