MOR Wealth Management LLC Makes New Investment in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

MOR Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 4,251 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $609,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Basso Capital Management L.P. purchased a new position in shares of Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. purchased a new stake in Emerson Electric during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC purchased a new stake in Emerson Electric during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Allied Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric during the second quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, Darwin Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Emerson Electric in the second quarter valued at $29,000. 74.30% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Emerson Electric

In related news, CEO Surendralal 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 transaction, the chief executive officer owned 271,743 shares in the company, valued at approximately $43,997,909.13. This trade represents a 3.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Emerson Electric Trading Up 1.8%

Shares of EMR opened at $152.88 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $149.35 and its two-hundred day moving average is $143.45. The stock has a market cap of $85.63 billion, a PE ratio of 33.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a quick ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. Emerson Electric Co. has a 52-week low of $122.64 and a 52-week high of $166.35.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.71 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.68 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $4.87 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.80 billion. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 13.83% and a return on equity of 17.58%. Emerson Electric’s quarterly revenue was up .0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.52 earnings per share. 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. Research analysts forecast that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Stockholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio is 48.58%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently issued reports on EMR. DA Davidson increased their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, August 24th. Daiwa Securities Group reduced their price target on Emerson Electric from $177.00 to $156.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Emerson Electric from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $157.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Friday, July 17th. KeyCorp cut their price objective on Emerson Electric from $185.00 to $170.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, July 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Emerson Electric presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $167.83.

About Emerson Electric

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.