Mission Wealth Management LP Increases Position in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Mission Wealth Management LP lifted its position in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 519.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 13,386 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,224 shares during the period. Mission Wealth Management LP’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $1,916,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 54,909,180 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $7,287,546,000 after acquiring an additional 578,242 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Emerson Electric by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 27,483,440 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $3,647,602,000 after purchasing an additional 541,887 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in Emerson Electric by 13.1% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 19,941,844 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,612,780,000 after purchasing an additional 2,302,055 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Emerson Electric by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 12,328,324 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,628,638,000 after purchasing an additional 76,488 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 10,840,109 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,438,699,000 after buying an additional 134,049 shares during the last quarter. 74.30% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $157.00 to $175.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Stephens raised their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $160.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. BNP Paribas Exane lifted their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $180.00 to $185.00 in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, HSBC lifted their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $170.00 to $180.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Thirteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $166.22.

Emerson Electric Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of Emerson Electric stock opened at $163.92 on Thursday. Emerson Electric Co. has a one year low of $122.64 and a one year high of $166.35. The company has a market cap of $91.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.87, a PEG ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 0.90. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $145.39 and a two-hundred day moving average of $142.88.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.71 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.68 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $4.87 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.80 billion. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 13.83% and a return on equity of 17.58%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up .0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.52 earnings per share. Emerson Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.550-6.550 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.850-1.850 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.56 earnings per share for the current year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.555 per share. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio is 48.58%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Emerson Electric

In related news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 9,650 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $161.91, for a total transaction of $1,562,431.50. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 271,743 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $43,997,909.13. This represents a 3.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.23% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.