Calamos Advisors LLC Has $45.01 Million Holdings in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Calamos Advisors LLC grew its stake in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 6.7% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 343,549 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 21,635 shares during the period. Calamos Advisors LLC’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $45,012,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker Inc. increased its stake in Emerson Electric by 229.1% during the 4th quarter. Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker Inc. now owns 46,467 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $6,167,000 after purchasing an additional 32,346 shares in the last quarter. Forbes J M & Co. LLP increased its stake in Emerson Electric by 692.5% in the 4th quarter. Forbes J M & Co. LLP now owns 95,811 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $12,716,000 after buying an additional 83,721 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its holdings in Emerson Electric by 863.9% during the fourth quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 548,823 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $72,840,000 after acquiring an additional 491,883 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 14.8% in the 4th quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 7,191,118 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $954,405,000 after buying an additional 928,548 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Truist Financial Corp lifted its stake in Emerson Electric by 4.6% in the fourth quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 1,185,160 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $157,294,000 after acquiring an additional 52,440 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Emerson Electric Trading Down 2.6%

NYSE EMR opened at $135.27 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $75.77 billion, a PE ratio of 31.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.25. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $140.70 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $141.81. The company has a current ratio of 0.87, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. Emerson Electric Co. has a 12 month low of $122.64 and a 12 month high of $165.15.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.53 by $0.01. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 13.35% and a return on equity of 17.18%. The firm had revenue of $4.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.59 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.48 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. On average, analysts expect that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.49 EPS for the current year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th were issued a $0.555 dividend. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 15th. Emerson Electric’s payout ratio is presently 51.27%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on EMR shares. Daiwa Securities Group cut their price objective on Emerson Electric from $177.00 to $156.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Sanford C. Bernstein began coverage on shares of Emerson Electric in a report on Wednesday, June 10th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $175.00 price objective for the company. Barclays increased their target price on Emerson Electric from $140.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective 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. Finally, KeyCorp decreased their target price on Emerson Electric from $185.00 to $170.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $162.64.

About Emerson Electric

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.