Simplicity Wealth LLC Has $603,000 Stake in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Simplicity Wealth LLC reduced its holdings in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 78.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,597 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 16,575 shares during the period. Simplicity Wealth LLC’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $603,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Emerson Electric during the second quarter worth about $29,000. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Emerson Electric during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $34,000. PFS Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 65.9% during the 2nd quarter. PFS Partners LLC now owns 272 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. Traub Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Finally, Princeton Global Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the second quarter valued at $38,000. Institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have commented on EMR. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a research note on Wednesday. TD Cowen cut shares of Emerson Electric from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $150.00 target price on the stock. in a report on Friday, January 9th. Barclays lifted their price target on Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on Emerson Electric from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their target price on Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $153.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, November 6th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $154.76.

Emerson Electric Trading Down 1.7%

Shares of NYSE:EMR opened at $147.71 on Friday. Emerson Electric Co. has a 12-month low of $90.06 and a 12-month high of $151.74. The business has a 50 day moving average of $137.30 and a 200-day moving average of $135.62. The company has a quick ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. The stock has a market cap of $83.05 billion, a PE ratio of 36.56, a P/E/G ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.26.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $1.62. The business had revenue of $4.86 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.91 billion. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 15.87% and a net margin of 12.73%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 5.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.48 EPS. 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. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Emerson Electric Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 14th were paid a $0.555 dividend. This is a positive change from Emerson Electric’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 14th. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio is presently 54.95%.

Emerson Electric declared that its board has approved a share buyback program on Wednesday, November 5th that authorizes the company to buyback $0.00 in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the industrial products company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Activity

In other 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 transaction of $965,979.00. Following the transaction, 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 sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.23% of the stock is currently owned by 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.