Insider Selling: Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) VP Sells $1,066,246.21 in Stock

Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) VP Nicholas Piazza sold 6,703 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.07, for a total value of $1,066,246.21. Following the sale, the vice president owned 31,664 shares in the company, valued at $5,036,792.48. The trade was a 17.47% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.

Emerson Electric Trading Up 2.3%

Shares of Emerson Electric stock opened at $148.35 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $83.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.27, a PEG ratio of 2.30 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a current ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. Emerson Electric Co. has a 12-month low of $90.06 and a 12-month high of $165.15. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $143.65 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $136.57.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.46 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.41 by $0.05. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.25% and a net margin of 12.72%.The business had revenue of $4.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.37 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.38 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 4.1% on a year-over-year basis. Emerson Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.400-6.550 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.500-1.550 EPS. Analysts predict that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 EPS for the current year.

Emerson Electric declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, November 5th that authorizes the company to repurchase $0.00 in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the industrial products company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.555 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 13th. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 54.28%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Stephens increased their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Rothschild & Co Redburn lifted their price target on Emerson Electric from $154.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Oppenheimer reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, UBS Group upgraded Emerson Electric from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the company from $131.00 to $168.00 in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $164.90.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Kestra Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 237,892 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $31,573,000 after buying an additional 5,205 shares in the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust grew its stake in Emerson Electric by 6.3% during the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 16,061 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,132,000 after acquiring an additional 947 shares in the last quarter. River Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Emerson Electric by 9.5% in the 4th quarter. River Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,697 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $225,000 after purchasing an additional 147 shares in the last quarter. Visionary Wealth Advisors grew its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 128.2% in the fourth quarter. Visionary Wealth Advisors now owns 101,053 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $13,412,000 after purchasing an additional 56,768 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GM Advisory Group LLC lifted its position in Emerson Electric by 47.9% during the fourth quarter. GM Advisory Group LLC now owns 4,096 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $544,000 after buying an additional 1,326 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

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.