Commerce Bank Invests $82.68 Million in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Commerce Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm purchased 577,581 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $82,681,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Rooted Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. Rooted Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 2,195 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $291,000 after acquiring an additional 64 shares during the last quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 72 shares during the last quarter. Zhang Financial LLC grew its stake in Emerson Electric by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. Zhang Financial LLC now owns 2,892 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $384,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. Klingman & Associates LLC increased 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 purchasing an additional 78 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC increased its holdings in Emerson Electric by 3.6% during the 4th quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 2,227 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $296,000 after purchasing an additional 78 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

EMR has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded Emerson Electric from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Rothschild & Co Redburn raised their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $165.00 to $180.00 in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $140.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Thirteen 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’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $166.96.

Emerson Electric Stock Up 1.6%

Shares of Emerson Electric stock opened at $157.21 on Friday. Emerson Electric Co. has a twelve month low of $122.64 and a twelve month high of $166.35. The stock has a market capitalization of $88.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.40, a PEG ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a current ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $148.04 and its 200-day simple moving average is $143.46.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.71 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.68 by $0.03. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.58% and a net margin of 13.83%.The firm had revenue of $4.87 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.80 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.52 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter 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. Equities research analysts forecast that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be given a $0.555 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio is 48.58%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Emerson Electric

In other news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 9,650 shares of Emerson Electric stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $161.91, for a total transaction of $1,562,431.50. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 271,743 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $43,997,909.13. The trade was a 3.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Emerson Electric Company 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.