Kingdom Financial Group LLC. bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR – Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 4,531 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $601,000.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in EMR. Ares Financial Consulting LLC acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter valued at $29,000. Steph & Co. acquired a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the 4th quarter valued at $33,000. Wealth Watch Advisors INC acquired a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the 3rd quarter valued at $33,000. Finally, Strategic Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the 4th quarter valued at $41,000. 74.30% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analyst Ratings Changes
EMR has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Evercore increased their price target on Emerson Electric from $170.00 to $185.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. HSBC lifted their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $165.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. KeyCorp lifted their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $161.00 to $169.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn lifted their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $154.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Twelve analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Emerson Electric currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $163.24.
Insider Activity at Emerson Electric
In other news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 5,700 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $142.32, for a total transaction of $811,224.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 281,393 shares in the company, valued at $40,047,851.76. This represents a 1.99% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.23% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Emerson Electric Price Performance
Shares of NYSE:EMR opened at $135.05 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.87, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. Emerson Electric Co. has a 1 year low of $114.83 and a 1 year high of $165.15. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $136.47 and a 200 day simple moving average of $139.38. The firm has a market cap of $75.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.19, a P/E/G ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 1.26.
Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.53 by $0.01. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.18% and a net margin of 13.35%.The business had revenue of $4.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.59 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.48 earnings per share. Emerson Electric’s quarterly revenue was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Emerson Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.450-6.550 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.650-1.700 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be paid a $0.555 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 15th. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.6%. Emerson Electric’s payout ratio is 51.27%.
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.
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