Emerson Electric Co. $EMR Stock Holdings Lifted by Texas Capital Bank Wealth Management Services Inc

Texas Capital Bank Wealth Management Services Inc increased its position in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 127.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 11,283 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,312 shares during the period. Texas Capital Bank Wealth Management Services Inc’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $1,497,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker Inc. boosted its stake in Emerson Electric by 229.1% in the 4th quarter. Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker Inc. now owns 46,467 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $6,167,000 after purchasing an additional 32,346 shares during the period. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd acquired a new position in Emerson Electric in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $950,000. Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Emerson Electric during the third quarter valued at approximately $823,000. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Emerson Electric by 0.4% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 54,330,938 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $7,127,132,000 after purchasing an additional 201,040 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wedbush Securities Inc. grew its position in Emerson Electric by 88.4% during the third quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 19,197 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,518,000 after purchasing an additional 9,009 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently commented on the stock. HSBC boosted their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $165.00 to $170.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft downgraded shares of Emerson Electric from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $170.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Wolfe Research lowered their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $176.00 to $169.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective 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. Twelve 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 company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $163.24.

Insider Buying and Selling

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

Emerson Electric Price Performance

Shares of Emerson Electric stock opened at $139.68 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $136.81 and a 200-day simple moving average of $139.46. The company has a current ratio of 0.87, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. 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 $78.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.26, a PEG ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.26.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.54 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.53 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $4.56 billion during 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 business’s quarterly revenue was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior 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, sell-side analysts expect that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

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

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.