Emerson Electric Co. $EMR Shares Sold by Modera Wealth Management LLC

Modera Wealth Management LLC reduced its stake in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 1.8% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 200,806 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 3,770 shares during the quarter. Modera Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $26,651,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in EMR. Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Emerson Electric during the second quarter worth approximately $29,000. Wealth Watch Advisors INC acquired a new position in shares of Emerson Electric during the third quarter worth approximately $33,000. Financial Consulate Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Emerson Electric during the third quarter worth approximately $41,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 96.4% during the third quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 326 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 160 shares during the period. Finally, MJT & Associates Financial Advisory Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 53.7% during the third quarter. MJT & Associates Financial Advisory Group Inc. now owns 375 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $49,000 after buying an additional 131 shares during the period. 74.30% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Emerson Electric Price Performance

Shares of NYSE EMR opened at $132.66 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $74.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.44, a PEG ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 1.28. Emerson Electric Co. has a twelve month low of $90.06 and a twelve month high of $165.15. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $142.33 and a two-hundred day moving average of $137.60. 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 posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $4.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.37 billion. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.25% and a net margin of 12.72%.The firm’s revenue was up 4.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.38 earnings per share. 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. As a group, analysts expect that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 13th were issued a $0.555 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 13th. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio is currently 54.28%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Emerson Electric

In other Emerson Electric news, VP Nicholas J. Piazza sold 6,703 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.07, for a total value of $1,066,246.21. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 31,664 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,036,792.48. This represents a 17.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Matthew S. Levatich sold 1,476 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $162.16, for a total value of $239,348.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 24,349 shares in the company, valued at $3,948,433.84. This represents a 5.72% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 13,879 shares of company stock valued at $2,116,818. Corporate insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on EMR shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, January 16th. 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. HSBC lifted their price target on Emerson Electric from $165.00 to $170.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Rothschild & Co Redburn upped their price objective on Emerson Electric from $154.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Robert W. Baird raised their target price on Emerson Electric from $143.00 to $164.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $163.43.

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.