Sei Investments Co. Acquires 17,207 Shares of Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Sei Investments Co. grew its holdings in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 12.4% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 155,989 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 17,207 shares during the quarter. Sei Investments Co.’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $20,438,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Rooted Wealth Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Emerson Electric by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. Rooted Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 2,195 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $291,000 after buying an additional 64 shares in the last quarter. Institute for Wealth Management LLC. raised its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Institute for Wealth Management LLC. now owns 4,546 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $603,000 after acquiring an additional 71 shares during the last quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC lifted its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 3,098 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $411,000 after purchasing an additional 72 shares in the last quarter. Cornell Pochily Investment Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Cornell Pochily Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 29,260 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $3,883,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Zhang Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 2.7% in the fourth quarter. Zhang Financial LLC now owns 2,892 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $384,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. 74.30% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have issued reports on the company. Wolfe Research reduced their price objective on Emerson Electric from $176.00 to $169.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Daiwa Securities Group decreased 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. 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 research report on Friday, July 17th. Finally, KeyCorp cut their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $185.00 to $170.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, July 13th. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Emerson Electric presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $162.36.

Emerson Electric Stock Performance

EMR stock opened at $145.81 on Thursday. Emerson Electric Co. has a twelve month low of $122.64 and a twelve month high of $165.15. The company has a quick ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The company has a market cap of $81.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 1.25. The business’s fifty day moving average is $141.83 and its 200-day moving average is $142.17.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.54 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.53 by $0.01. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.18% and a net margin of 13.35%.The business had revenue of $4.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.59 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.48 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly 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. Equities research analysts forecast that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.49 EPS for the current year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th were paid a $0.555 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 15th. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio is 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.