Graham Capital Management L.P. Acquires Shares of 27,900 Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Graham Capital Management L.P. acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 27,900 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,703,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in EMR. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC acquired a new position in shares of Emerson Electric during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Ares Financial Consulting LLC acquired a new position in shares of Emerson Electric during the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Finally, Quattro Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Emerson Electric in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have issued reports on EMR shares. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $140.00 to $144.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $161.00 to $169.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Daiwa Securities Group dropped their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $177.00 to $156.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 in a research note on Friday, May 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Emerson Electric currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $162.96.

Emerson Electric Stock Up 1.6%

Emerson Electric stock opened at $148.89 on Wednesday. Emerson Electric Co. has a 1-year low of $122.64 and a 1-year high of $165.15. The firm has a market capitalization of $83.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 1.25. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $140.37 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $140.78. 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 (NYSE:EMR) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.54 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.53 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $4.56 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.59 billion. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 13.35% and a return on equity of 17.18%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.48 earnings per share. 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. On average, equities research analysts predict that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th were issued a $0.555 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 15th. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio is currently 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.