Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. Raises Stock Holdings in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its stake in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 2.4% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 468,029 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,759 shares during the quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. owned approximately 0.08% of Emerson Electric worth $66,998,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Basso Capital Management L.P. bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Allied Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $27,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC bought a new stake in Emerson Electric in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Finally, Orion Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Emerson Electric during the second quarter valued at $29,000. Institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Emerson Electric

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

Emerson Electric Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:EMR opened at $147.66 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $148.91 and its 200-day simple moving average is $143.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 0.90. Emerson Electric Co. has a one year low of $122.64 and a one year high of $166.35. The firm has a market cap of $82.70 billion, a PE ratio of 32.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.24.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 company had revenue of $4.87 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.80 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.52 earnings per share. Emerson Electric’s revenue was up .0% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, equities analysts predict that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.55 EPS for the current year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be given a dividend of $0.555 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 48.58%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

EMR has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Stephens increased their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $160.00 in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Emerson Electric from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $157.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Friday, July 17th. HSBC boosted their target price on Emerson Electric from $170.00 to $180.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Evercore lowered their price target on Emerson Electric from $190.00 to $185.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $167.83.

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.