12,059 Shares in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR Acquired by ZEGA Investments LLC

ZEGA Investments LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 12,059 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,582,000.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in Emerson Electric by 18.3% in the second quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 21,378 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,850,000 after purchasing an additional 3,308 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP grew its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 74.4% during the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,286,755 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $171,563,000 after buying an additional 548,795 shares during the last quarter. Davis Investment Partners LLC acquired a new position in Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter valued at about $692,000. CORDA Investment Management LLC. purchased a new stake in Emerson Electric during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $1,173,000. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc lifted its position in Emerson Electric by 5.0% during the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 3,600,518 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $480,057,000 after acquiring an additional 172,507 shares during the period. 74.30% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price target on Emerson Electric from $157.00 to $159.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 2nd. UBS Group upgraded shares of Emerson Electric from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $131.00 to $168.00 in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $151.00 to $150.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, November 10th. Finally, Daiwa Capital Markets lifted their price objective on Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $153.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $151.06.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Emerson Electric news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 7,263 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $133.00, for a total transaction of $965,979.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 196,292 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,106,836. This trade represents a 3.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Emerson Electric Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of EMR stock opened at $145.30 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $81.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.97, a P/E/G ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a quick ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. Emerson Electric Co. has a fifty-two week low of $90.06 and a fifty-two week high of $150.27. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $134.19 and a 200-day simple moving average of $134.87.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 6th. The industrial products company reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $3.16 billion for the quarter. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 12.73% and a return on equity of 15.87%. Emerson Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.350-6.550 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.400-1.400 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Investors of record on Friday, November 14th were given a dividend of $0.555 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 14th. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. This is an increase from Emerson Electric’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. Emerson Electric’s payout ratio is presently 54.95%.

Emerson Electric announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase program on Wednesday, November 5th that permits the company to buyback $0.00 in shares. This buyback authorization permits the industrial products company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

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.