Moors & Cabot Inc. Boosts Stake in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Moors & Cabot Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 5.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 98,174 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,107 shares during the period. Moors & Cabot Inc.’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $13,030,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its position in Emerson Electric by 185.7% during the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,192,982 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $418,730,000 after acquiring an additional 2,075,425 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in Emerson Electric by 29.2% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 5,260,097 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $690,020,000 after buying an additional 1,187,974 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Emerson Electric by 20.6% in the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 6,262,570 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $821,524,000 after buying an additional 1,069,122 shares in the last quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group grew its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 13.5% during the third quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 7,205,569 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $945,227,000 after acquiring an additional 859,171 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich increased its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 97.6% during the fourth quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich now owns 1,707,873 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $227,783,000 after acquiring an additional 843,526 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently commented on EMR shares. Citigroup increased their target price on Emerson Electric from $165.00 to $174.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $161.00 to $169.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Stephens raised their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut shares of Emerson Electric from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $170.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $163.24.

Insider Transactions at Emerson Electric

In related news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 5,700 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $142.32, for a total value of $811,224.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 281,393 shares in the company, valued at $40,047,851.76. This trade represents a 1.99% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.23% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Emerson Electric Stock Performance

EMR stock opened at $141.75 on Friday. Emerson Electric Co. has a 1 year low of $117.16 and a 1 year high of $165.15. The stock has a market capitalization of $79.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.74, a PEG ratio of 2.23 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a current ratio of 0.87. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $136.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is $139.55.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.54 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.53 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $4.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.59 billion. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 13.35% and a return on equity of 17.18%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.48 EPS. Emerson Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.450-6.550 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.650-1.700 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.49 EPS for the current year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be given a dividend of $0.555 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 15th. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. Emerson Electric’s payout ratio is currently 51.27%.

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.