Pure Financial Advisors LLC Purchases New Stake in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Pure Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 4,387 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $628,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of EMR. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 74.1% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 11,392 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,412,000 after acquiring an additional 4,850 shares in the last quarter. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric during the 1st quarter valued at about $232,000. Caxton Associates LLP bought a new stake in Emerson Electric during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $275,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $203,000. Finally, Jump Financial LLC raised its holdings in Emerson Electric by 121.5% in the second quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 10,543 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,406,000 after purchasing an additional 5,783 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Emerson Electric

In related news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 9,650 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $161.91, for a total value of $1,562,431.50. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 271,743 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $43,997,909.13. This trade represents a 3.43% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 0.23% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on EMR. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $157.00 to $175.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. DA Davidson raised their price objective on Emerson Electric from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday. Rothschild & Co Redburn increased their target price on Emerson Electric from $165.00 to $180.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $169.00 to $179.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane boosted their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $180.00 to $185.00 in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Thirteen 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. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Emerson Electric presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $167.39.

Emerson Electric Stock Performance

Shares of EMR opened at $158.30 on Thursday. Emerson Electric Co. has a one year low of $122.64 and a one year high of $166.35. The business has a fifty day moving average of $148.57 and a 200 day moving average of $143.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.90 and a quick ratio of 0.66. The firm has a market capitalization of $88.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.64, a PEG ratio of 2.30 and a beta of 1.24.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.68 by $0.03. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.58% and a net margin of 13.83%.The business had revenue of $4.87 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.80 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.52 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up .0% on a year-over-year basis. 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. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.56 EPS for the current year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be given a $0.555 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 48.58%.

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.