Nwam LLC Boosts Stake in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Nwam LLC raised its position in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 85.6% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 9,828 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,532 shares during the quarter. Nwam LLC’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $1,284,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Darwin Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Emerson Electric during the second quarter valued at $29,000. Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Emerson Electric during the second quarter valued at approximately $34,000. PFS Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 65.9% in the 2nd quarter. PFS Partners LLC now owns 272 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares during the last quarter. Traub Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Emerson Electric during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Finally, Princeton Global Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Emerson Electric during the second quarter worth $38,000. 74.30% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Emerson Electric news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 7,263 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $133.00, for a total value of $965,979.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 196,292 shares in the company, valued at $26,106,836. This trade represents a 3.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.23% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Evercore ISI assumed coverage on shares of Emerson Electric in a report on Monday, December 15th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $170.00 target price for the company. UBS Group raised Emerson Electric from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their target price for the company from $131.00 to $168.00 in a research note on Monday, January 5th. TD Cowen lowered Emerson Electric from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $150.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price objective on Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $153.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $152.76.

Emerson Electric Stock Up 1.0%

Shares of Emerson Electric stock opened at $149.47 on Friday. Emerson Electric Co. has a 1 year low of $90.06 and a 1 year high of $151.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.65. The stock has a market cap of $84.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.00, a PEG ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.26. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $135.41 and its two-hundred day moving average is $135.25.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $1.62. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 12.73% and a return on equity of 15.87%. The company had revenue of $4.86 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.91 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.48 earnings per share. Emerson Electric’s revenue was up 5.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Emerson Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.350-6.550 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.400-1.400 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, November 5th that allows the company to repurchase $0.00 in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the industrial products company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are usually an indication that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Emerson Electric Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 14th were given a $0.555 dividend. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 14th. This is an increase from Emerson Electric’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. Emerson Electric’s payout ratio is presently 54.95%.

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.