Red Spruce Capital LLC Has $603,000 Stake in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Red Spruce Capital LLC lowered its position in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 84.6% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 4,213 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 23,210 shares during the quarter. Red Spruce Capital LLC’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $603,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Rooted Wealth Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Emerson Electric by 3.0% in the fourth quarter. Rooted Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 2,195 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $291,000 after purchasing an additional 64 shares in the last quarter. Institute for Wealth Management LLC. increased its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Institute for Wealth Management LLC. now owns 4,546 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $603,000 after buying an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC increased its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 3,098 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $411,000 after buying an additional 72 shares in the last quarter. Zhang Financial LLC raised its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 2.7% in the fourth quarter. Zhang Financial LLC now owns 2,892 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $384,000 after buying an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Klingman & Associates LLC grew its holdings in Emerson Electric by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Klingman & Associates LLC now owns 5,680 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $754,000 after acquiring an additional 78 shares during the last quarter. 74.30% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $175.00 to $169.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, July 20th. Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $174.00 to $182.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. DA Davidson began coverage on Emerson Electric in a research report on Tuesday, June 16th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $145.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Barclays lifted their target price on Emerson Electric from $140.00 to $144.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Thirteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Emerson Electric presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $163.18.

Emerson Electric Trading Down 3.5%

EMR opened at $156.76 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $143.85 and its two-hundred day moving average is $142.52. The firm has a market cap of $87.80 billion, a PE ratio of 34.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.24. Emerson Electric Co. has a twelve month low of $122.64 and a twelve month high of $165.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a current ratio of 0.90.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last posted its earnings results 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. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.58% and a net margin of 13.83%.The business had revenue of $4.87 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.80 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.52 EPS. Emerson Electric’s revenue for the quarter was up .0% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Equities research analysts anticipate that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.56 EPS for the current year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be issued a $0.555 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 48.58%.

Key Emerson Electric News

Here are the key news stories impacting Emerson Electric this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Emerson reported fiscal Q3 sales of $4.873 billion, up 7% year over year, while adjusted EPS increased to $1.71 from $1.52 and exceeded the $1.68 analyst consensus. Underlying sales rose 6%, orders increased 7%, and adjusted segment EBITA margin expanded to 28.5% from 27.1%. Emerson Q3 Earnings Beat on Software & Systems Strength, Outlook Raised
• Positive Sentiment: Management raised fiscal 2026 guidance to approximately $6.55 in adjusted EPS and $3.6 billion in free cash flow, supported by strength in Software & Systems, Test and Measurement, and Ovation. Emerson Q3 2026 Earnings Call Highlights
• Positive Sentiment: Citigroup raised its EMR price target to $182 from $174 with a Buy rating, while RBC increased its target to $179 from $169 and maintained Outperform, indicating additional potential upside in some analysts’ models.
• Positive Sentiment: Emerson acquired Glue Inc., adding AI-enabled test-generation and validation software through Glue Studio. The deal supports the company’s strategy of expanding higher-growth, software-focused automation offerings. Emerson Acquires Glue Inc.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst sentiment remains mixed, with published price targets ranging from roughly $144 to $182. The median target cited by Quiver Quantitative is $155, close to the recent trading level, limiting the consensus-based catalyst.
• Negative Sentiment: The likely pressure is a “sell-the-news” reaction: the quarterly beat and guidance increase may have been largely anticipated, while the guidance raise was viewed as modest relative to the stock’s valuation, which includes a P/E ratio above 34.
• Negative Sentiment: Investors continue to weigh tariff and geopolitical risks, including potential Middle East-related disruption. Reported insider activity also showed six sales and no purchases over the past six months, which may add to caution, although insider transactions are not necessarily directional.

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.