Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB Has $6.17 Million Position in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB cut its position in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 18.0% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 46,993 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 10,307 shares during the quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $6,165,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in Emerson Electric by 74.1% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 11,392 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,412,000 after purchasing an additional 4,850 shares during the period. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the 1st quarter valued at $232,000. Caxton Associates LLP bought a new position in shares of Emerson Electric during the 1st quarter worth about $275,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric during the 2nd quarter valued at about $203,000. Finally, Westpac Banking Corp increased its stake in Emerson Electric by 6.0% in the second quarter. Westpac Banking Corp now owns 3,706 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $494,000 after acquiring an additional 209 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

EMR has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. HSBC raised their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $165.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Oppenheimer reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Wolfe Research decreased their price target on Emerson Electric from $177.00 to $176.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on Emerson Electric from $153.00 to $176.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Emerson Electric currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $164.85.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Emerson Electric news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 5,700 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $142.32, for a total transaction of $811,224.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 281,393 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $40,047,851.76. This represents a 1.99% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, VP Nicholas J. Piazza sold 6,703 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.07, for a total transaction of $1,066,246.21. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 31,664 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,036,792.48. This represents a 17.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 13,879 shares of company stock valued at $2,116,818 in the last 90 days. 0.23% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Emerson Electric Stock Performance

NYSE:EMR opened at $132.60 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $74.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a current ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. Emerson Electric Co. has a 1 year low of $90.06 and a 1 year high of $165.15. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $147.26 and a 200-day moving average of $137.92.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.46 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.37 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.38 EPS. Emerson Electric’s revenue for the quarter 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. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

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

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.