Sterling Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR – Free Report) by 322.9% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 13,934 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,639 shares during the period. Sterling Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $1,826,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Basso Capital Management L.P. purchased a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. purchased a new stake in Emerson Electric during the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC bought a new stake in Emerson Electric in the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Ares Financial Consulting LLC purchased a new position in Emerson Electric in the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Emerson Electric during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of research firms recently commented on EMR. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 in a report on Friday, May 8th. Barclays raised their target price on Emerson Electric from $140.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Daiwa Securities Group lowered their target price on Emerson Electric from $177.00 to $156.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on shares of Emerson Electric in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. They set a “buy” rating and a $175.00 price objective on the stock. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $162.96.
Emerson Electric Trading Down 0.4%
NYSE:EMR opened at $142.96 on Tuesday. Emerson Electric Co. has a 1 year low of $122.64 and a 1 year high of $165.15. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $141.37 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $141.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.87 and a quick ratio of 0.64. The company has a market cap of $80.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.02, a P/E/G ratio of 2.29 and a beta of 1.25.
Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.54 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.53 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $4.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.59 billion. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.18% and a net margin of 13.35%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.48 earnings per share. Emerson Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.450-6.550 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.650-1.700 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.49 EPS for the current year.
Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th were given a dividend of $0.555 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 15th. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio is currently 51.27%.
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.
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