Gotham Asset Management LLC Acquires 74,864 Shares of Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Gotham Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 49.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 226,226 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 74,864 shares during the quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $29,676,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of EMR. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Emerson Electric during the second quarter valued at $29,000. Wealth Watch Advisors INC bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the 3rd quarter worth about $33,000. Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Emerson Electric during the 2nd quarter worth about $34,000. Traub Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Emerson Electric during the 2nd quarter valued at about $37,000. Finally, Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter worth about $39,000. 74.30% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on Emerson Electric from $153.00 to $176.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Evercore boosted their price objective on Emerson Electric from $170.00 to $185.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. TD Cowen lowered Emerson Electric from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $150.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $145.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $164.85.

Emerson Electric Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of NYSE:EMR opened at $133.07 on Tuesday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $147.52 and its 200 day moving average is $137.91. The stock has a market cap of $74.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 1.24. Emerson Electric Co. has a 52-week low of $90.06 and a 52-week high of $165.15. The company has a quick ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last issued its earnings results 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.37 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.38 EPS. Emerson Electric’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. Sell-side analysts predict that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 EPS for the current year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 13th were issued a dividend of $0.555 per share. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 13th. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio is presently 54.28%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Emerson Electric

In other news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 5,700 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $142.32, for a total value of $811,224.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 281,393 shares in the company, valued at approximately $40,047,851.76. The trade was a 1.99% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Matthew S. Levatich sold 1,476 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the director directly owned 24,349 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,948,433.84. The trade was a 5.72% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 13,879 shares of company stock valued at $2,116,818. Company insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Emerson Electric 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.