Emerson Electric Co. $EMR Shares Purchased by Krilogy Financial LLC

Krilogy Financial LLC increased its stake in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 17.8% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 43,774 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,613 shares during the period. Krilogy Financial LLC’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $6,145,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Basso Capital Management L.P. purchased a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric during the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC acquired a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Ares Financial Consulting LLC purchased a new position in Emerson Electric in the 4th quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric during the 2nd quarter worth about $29,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have weighed in on the company. Daiwa Securities Group dropped their price target on Emerson Electric from $177.00 to $156.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a report on Monday, May 4th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $161.00 to $169.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $140.00 to $144.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $162.96.

Emerson Electric Stock Performance

NYSE EMR opened at $143.52 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $80.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.15, a PEG ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.25. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $141.30 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $141.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a current ratio of 0.87. Emerson Electric Co. has a fifty-two week low of $122.64 and a fifty-two week high of $165.15.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.54 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.53 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $4.56 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.59 billion. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.18% and a net margin of 13.35%.The company’s revenue was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.48 earnings per share. 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, equities analysts forecast that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th were paid a dividend of $0.555 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 15th. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 51.27%.

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.