King Luther Capital Management Corp Reduces Stock Holdings in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

King Luther Capital Management Corp reduced its position in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 1.2% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 2,014,198 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 25,143 shares during the quarter. Emerson Electric makes up 1.1% of King Luther Capital Management Corp’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 20th largest position. King Luther Capital Management Corp’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $264,222,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in Emerson Electric by 74.1% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 11,392 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,412,000 after buying an additional 4,850 shares during the last quarter. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric during the 1st quarter valued at $232,000. Caxton Associates LLP bought a new position in Emerson Electric in the 1st quarter worth $275,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in Emerson Electric during the second quarter valued at $203,000. Finally, Ignite Planners LLC purchased a new stake in Emerson Electric in the second quarter worth about $237,000. Institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Emerson Electric

In related news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 7,263 shares of Emerson Electric stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $133.00, for a total value of $965,979.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 196,292 shares in the company, 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 legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Matthew S. Levatich sold 1,476 shares of Emerson Electric stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $162.16, for a total value of $239,348.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 24,349 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,948,433.84. This trade represents a 5.72% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 15,442 shares of company stock worth $2,271,573 in the last three months. Insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently issued reports on EMR. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $143.00 to $164.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. HSBC increased their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $165.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Emerson Electric from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Oppenheimer reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, Loop Capital raised their price target on Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $164.90.

Emerson Electric Trading Up 1.7%

Shares of EMR stock opened at $151.38 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $144.45 and its 200-day moving average price is $136.60. Emerson Electric Co. has a 12-month low of $90.06 and a 12-month high of $165.15. The stock has a market capitalization of $85.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a current ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.41 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $4.35 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.37 billion. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.25% and a net margin of 12.72%.The company’s revenue was up 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.38 EPS. Emerson Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.400-6.550 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.500-1.550 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be paid a $0.555 dividend. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 13th. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 54.28%.

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.