Russell Investments Group Ltd. Has $30.34 Million Stock Position in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 5.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 231,341 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,633 shares during the quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd.’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $30,343,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric during the second quarter worth $29,000. Winnow Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter valued at $34,000. Traub Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric during the 2nd quarter valued at $37,000. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric during the 2nd quarter valued at $39,000. Finally, Financial Consulate Inc. bought a new stake in Emerson Electric during the 3rd quarter worth $41,000. Institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Emerson Electric

In other Emerson Electric news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 5,700 shares of the business’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 transaction of $811,224.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 281,393 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $40,047,851.76. The trade was a 1.99% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, VP Nicholas J. Piazza sold 6,703 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.07, for a total value of $1,066,246.21. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 31,664 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,036,792.48. This trade represents a 17.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders sold 13,879 shares of company stock worth $2,116,818. Insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have commented on EMR shares. Rothschild & Co Redburn increased their target price on Emerson Electric from $154.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Wolfe Research lowered their price objective on Emerson Electric from $177.00 to $176.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. HSBC boosted their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $165.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $145.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Emerson Electric presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $164.85.

Emerson Electric Stock Performance

Shares of EMR opened at $132.08 on Friday. Emerson Electric Co. has a one year low of $90.06 and a one year high of $165.15. The company has a market cap of $74.23 billion, a PE ratio of 32.29, a P/E/G ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.24. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $147.79 and a 200-day moving average of $137.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.84 and a quick ratio of 0.62.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.37 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.38 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly 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. On average, equities research analysts predict that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th were given a $0.555 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 13th. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.7%. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.