Mosley Wealth Management acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR – Free Report) during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 4,162 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $553,000.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the second quarter valued at about $29,000. Ares Financial Consulting LLC acquired a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 223.7% in the fourth quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 246 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 170 shares in the last quarter. Steph & Co. acquired a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the fourth quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, Wealth Watch Advisors INC acquired a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the third quarter valued at about $33,000. 74.30% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several research firms recently commented on EMR. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $161.00 to $169.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Loop Capital upped their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Barclays upped their price objective 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. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $163.77.
Emerson Electric Trading Up 3.7%
EMR opened at $142.14 on Friday. Emerson Electric Co. has a twelve month low of $122.64 and a twelve month high of $165.15. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $139.52 and a 200 day simple moving average of $140.45. The company has a quick ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The stock has a market capitalization of $79.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.83, a P/E/G ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.25.
Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.54 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.53 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $4.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.59 billion. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 13.35% and a return on equity of 17.18%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior 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. Analysts predict that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.49 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Emerson Electric Announces Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th were issued a $0.555 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 15th. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio is 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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