Atlas Wealth LLC Raises Stock Holdings in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Atlas Wealth LLC grew its holdings in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 156.5% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 9,146 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,581 shares during the period. Atlas Wealth LLC’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $1,198,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently issued reports on EMR. 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. Wolfe Research decreased their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $176.00 to $169.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. Daiwa Securities Group decreased their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $177.00 to $156.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on Emerson Electric from $161.00 to $169.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a report on Monday, May 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Emerson Electric currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $162.64.

Emerson Electric Stock Performance

EMR opened at $139.39 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $78.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.19, a P/E/G ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.87 and a quick ratio of 0.64. Emerson Electric Co. has a 1-year low of $122.64 and a 1-year high of $165.15. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $140.35 and its 200 day simple moving average is $141.81.

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

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th were given a dividend of $0.555 per share. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 15th. Emerson Electric’s payout ratio is 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.