Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Has $55.95 Million Stock Holdings in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH increased its position in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 6.7% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 426,529 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after buying an additional 26,937 shares during the quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned about 0.08% of Emerson Electric worth $55,952,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter worth $29,000. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Emerson Electric during the second quarter worth $34,000. PFS Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 65.9% in the second quarter. PFS Partners LLC now owns 272 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. Traub Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric during the second quarter worth about $37,000. Finally, Princeton Global Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter worth about $38,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have issued reports on EMR. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Barclays lifted their target price on Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Wolfe Research increased their price target on Emerson Electric from $168.00 to $172.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Emerson Electric from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $140.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $154.76.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Emerson Electric news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 7,263 shares of the 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 directly owned 196,292 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,106,836. This represents a 3.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Emerson Electric Trading Up 3.1%

Shares of Emerson Electric stock opened at $149.69 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $84.17 billion, a PE ratio of 37.05, a P/E/G ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 1.26. Emerson Electric Co. has a 1 year low of $90.06 and a 1 year high of $151.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.65. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $136.46 and a 200-day moving average price of $135.48.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.62 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $1.62. The company had revenue of $4.86 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 for the quarter was up 5.1% on a year-over-year basis. 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 6.350-6.550 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.400-1.400 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 EPS for the current year.

Emerson Electric Increases Dividend

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

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

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.