4,437 Emerson Electric Co. $EMR Shares Purchased by Vise Technologies Inc.

Vise Technologies Inc. raised its stake in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 6.4% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 74,228 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,437 shares during the quarter. Vise Technologies Inc.’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $11,513,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in Emerson Electric during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $6,193,425,000. Bank of America Corp DE acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric in the second quarter valued at approximately $2,629,146,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric in the second quarter valued at approximately $659,000,000. Legal & General Group Plc bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric during the second quarter worth $613,846,000. Finally, Jupiter Topco LLC bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric during the second quarter worth $260,485,000. 74.30% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Emerson Electric Price Performance

EMR stock opened at $164.54 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $92.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.00, a PEG ratio of 2.29 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $157.06 and a 200-day moving average price of $147.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 0.90. Emerson Electric Co. has a 52-week low of $122.64 and a 52-week high of $171.25.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.71 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 the consensus estimate of $4.80 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.52 earnings per share. Emerson Electric’s quarterly revenue was up .0% on a year-over-year basis. 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. As a group, equities analysts expect that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.56 EPS for the current year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th were given a $0.5550 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 14th. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Emerson Electric’s payout ratio is 48.58%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

EMR has been the subject of a number of research reports. TD Cowen increased their price target on Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $170.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, September 25th. Rothschild & Co Redburn boosted their price objective on Emerson Electric from $165.00 to $180.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. KeyCorp lowered their target price on Emerson Electric from $185.00 to $170.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, July 13th. HSBC increased their target price on Emerson Electric from $170.00 to $180.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price target on Emerson Electric from $174.00 to $182.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $172.17.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Surendralal Karsanbhai sold 9,650 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $161.91, for a total value of $1,562,431.50. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 271,743 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $43,997,909.13. This represents a 3.43% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

About Emerson Electric

Emerson Electric Co (NYSE: EMR) is a global technology and engineering company that provides automation, control, and industrial technology solutions. Its offerings include measurement and analytical instruments, control systems, valves, regulators, software, and related services used to improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of industrial operations.

The company serves customers across industries such as energy, chemicals, life sciences, food and beverage, manufacturing, and commercial and residential applications.