Emerson Electric Co. $EMR Position Increased by Intech Investment Management LLC

Intech Investment Management LLC lifted its position in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 64.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 19,136 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,490 shares during the period. Intech Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $2,510,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in EMR. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Emerson Electric by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 54,330,938 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $7,127,132,000 after purchasing an additional 201,040 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 3.0% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 27,053,019 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $3,606,979,000 after buying an additional 784,987 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in Emerson Electric by 75.0% during the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 12,538,402 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,671,762,000 after buying an additional 5,371,585 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Emerson Electric by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 12,143,357 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,610,958,000 after acquiring an additional 89,192 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new position in Emerson Electric during the 2nd quarter valued at about $918,830,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Emerson Electric

In related news, VP Nicholas J. Piazza sold 6,703 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.07, for a total value of $1,066,246.21. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 31,664 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,036,792.48. This trade represents a 17.47% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Matthew S. Levatich sold 1,476 shares of Emerson Electric stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $162.16, for a total transaction of $239,348.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 24,349 shares in the company, valued at $3,948,433.84. This trade represents a 5.72% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.23% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on EMR shares. TD Cowen lowered shares of Emerson Electric from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $150.00 price target for the company. in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Oppenheimer restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Stephens increased their price objective on Emerson Electric from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on Emerson Electric from $143.00 to $164.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Emerson Electric has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $164.85.

Emerson Electric Trading Down 3.7%

Shares of NYSE:EMR opened at $146.43 on Wednesday. Emerson Electric Co. has a 1 year low of $90.06 and a 1 year high of $165.15. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $147.09 and a 200 day moving average price of $137.54. The company has a current ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The stock has a market capitalization of $82.29 billion, a PE ratio of 35.80, a P/E/G ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.24.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.46 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 company had revenue of $4.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.37 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.38 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 expect that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback program on Wednesday, November 5th that allows the company to repurchase $0.00 in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the industrial products company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be given a $0.555 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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 currently 54.28%.

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.