WealthPlan Investment Management LLC Sells 4,857 Shares of Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

WealthPlan Investment Management LLC lessened its position in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 5.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 91,586 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 4,857 shares during the period. WealthPlan Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $12,014,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in Emerson Electric by 74.1% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 11,392 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,412,000 after acquiring an additional 4,850 shares during the period. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the first quarter valued at about $232,000. Caxton Associates LLP bought a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the first quarter worth about $275,000. Apella Capital LLC grew its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 93.5% during the second quarter. Apella Capital LLC now owns 9,972 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,380,000 after purchasing an additional 4,818 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Co. raised its stake in Emerson Electric by 14.8% during the 2nd quarter. Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Co. now owns 12,571 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,676,000 after purchasing an additional 1,622 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Emerson Electric

In related news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 7,263 shares of Emerson Electric stock in a transaction on 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 directly 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 document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have weighed in on EMR shares. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating and issued a $145.00 price target on shares of Emerson Electric in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $140.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. Wolfe Research raised their price objective on Emerson Electric from $165.00 to $168.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 21st. Finally, TD Cowen downgraded Emerson Electric from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $150.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Friday, January 9th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $151.06.

Emerson Electric Trading Up 0.7%

EMR stock opened at $146.33 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $134.37 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $134.96. The stock has a market capitalization of $82.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.36 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 twelve month low of $90.06 and a twelve month high of $150.27.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.62 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $1.62. The company had revenue of $4.86 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.91 billion. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 12.73% and a return on equity of 15.87%. The firm’s revenue was up 5.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.48 EPS. 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. As a group, analysts anticipate that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Emerson Electric announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback plan on Wednesday, November 5th that permits the company to repurchase $0.00 in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the industrial products company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally an indication that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Emerson Electric Increases Dividend

The company 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 is an increase from Emerson Electric’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 54.95%.

Emerson Electric 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.