United Capital Financial Advisors LLC Invests $20.43 Million in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

United Capital Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 142,732 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,432,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in EMR. ABS Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Emerson Electric during the 2nd quarter valued at about $858,900,000. Basso Capital Management L.P. bought a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Allied Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Emerson Electric in the second quarter valued at about $27,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Finally, Motiv8 Investments LLC bought a new stake in Emerson Electric in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. 74.30% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently commented on the company. Citigroup raised their price objective on Emerson Electric from $174.00 to $182.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. HSBC raised their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $170.00 to $180.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Wells Fargo & Company raised 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 report on Thursday, May 7th. Stephens increased their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $160.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane raised their price objective on Emerson Electric from $180.00 to $185.00 in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Thirteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Emerson Electric currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $167.39.

Emerson Electric Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of Emerson Electric stock opened at $157.58 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. Emerson Electric Co. has a 12-month low of $122.64 and a 12-month high of $166.35. The company has a market capitalization of $88.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.48, a PEG ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 1.24. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $148.70 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $143.49.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.68 by $0.03. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 13.83% and a return on equity of 17.58%. The business had revenue of $4.87 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.80 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.52 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up .0% compared to the same quarter last year. Emerson Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.550-6.550 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.850-1.850 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.56 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th will be given a dividend of $0.555 per share. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio is currently 48.58%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Emerson Electric news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 9,650 shares of Emerson Electric stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $161.91, for a total value of $1,562,431.50. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 271,743 shares in the company, valued at $43,997,909.13. The trade was a 3.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.23% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.