Tradewinds LLC. Invests $870,000 in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Tradewinds LLC. bought a new stake in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 6,631 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $870,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Emerson Electric by 18.3% in the second quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 21,378 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,850,000 after acquiring an additional 3,308 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP lifted its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 74.4% in the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,286,755 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $171,563,000 after purchasing an additional 548,795 shares during the period. CORDA Investment Management LLC. purchased a new stake in Emerson Electric during the second quarter worth about $1,173,000. Legal & General Group Plc grew its position in Emerson Electric by 5.0% during the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 3,600,518 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $480,057,000 after buying an additional 172,507 shares during the period. Finally, James Hambro & Partners LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $23,830,000. 74.30% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Emerson Electric

In related news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 7,263 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $133.00, for a total value of $965,979.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 196,292 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,106,836. This trade represents a 3.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.23% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on EMR shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on Emerson Electric from $157.00 to $159.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 2nd. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $140.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $153.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $154.76.

Emerson Electric Stock Performance

NYSE:EMR opened at $149.47 on Monday. Emerson Electric Co. has a 1-year low of $90.06 and a 1-year high of $151.34. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $135.41 and a 200-day simple moving average of $135.23. The firm has a market cap of $84.05 billion, a PE ratio of 37.00, a P/E/G ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.65.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.62 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $1.62. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 12.73% and a return on equity of 15.87%. The firm had revenue of $4.86 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.91 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.48 EPS. Emerson Electric’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.1% on a year-over-year basis. Emerson Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.350-6.550 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.400-1.400 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 EPS for the current year.

Emerson Electric declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, November 5th that permits the company to repurchase $0.00 in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the industrial products company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often a sign that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Emerson Electric Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 14th were paid a dividend of $0.555 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 14th. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. This is an increase from Emerson Electric’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio is currently 54.95%.

About Emerson Electric

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.