DUTCH ASSET Corp Buys New Shares in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

DUTCH ASSET Corp purchased a new position in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund purchased 8,240 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,080,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Basso Capital Management L.P. bought a new position in Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC purchased a new stake in Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Ares Financial Consulting LLC bought a new stake in Emerson Electric in the 4th quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter worth $29,000. Institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently commented on EMR shares. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Daiwa Securities Group reduced their price target on Emerson Electric from $177.00 to $156.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 15th. KeyCorp lowered their price target on Emerson Electric from $185.00 to $170.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, July 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Emerson Electric from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $157.00 price objective for the company in a report on Friday. Finally, DA Davidson assumed coverage on Emerson Electric in a research note on Tuesday, June 16th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $145.00 target price on the stock. Thirteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $162.36.

Emerson Electric Trading Down 2.1%

Shares of EMR opened at $136.61 on Tuesday. Emerson Electric Co. has a 1-year low of $122.64 and a 1-year high of $165.15. The company has a current ratio of 0.87, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $140.29 and its 200-day moving average price is $141.87. The firm has a market capitalization of $76.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.55, a PEG ratio of 2.23 and a beta of 1.25.

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 analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.53 by $0.01. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 13.35% and a return on equity of 17.18%. The company had revenue of $4.56 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.59 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.48 earnings per share. Emerson Electric’s revenue was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. 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. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.49 EPS for the current year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

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