Visionary Wealth Advisors Buys New Position in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Visionary Wealth Advisors purchased a new position in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm purchased 111,684 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $15,988,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EMR. Basso Capital Management L.P. purchased a new position in shares of Emerson Electric during the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Allied Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter valued at $27,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. purchased a new stake in Emerson Electric in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Finally, Ares Financial Consulting LLC purchased a new position in Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter worth $29,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have commented on the stock. Daiwa Securities Group dropped their price objective 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. Barclays raised their price target on Emerson Electric from $140.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on Emerson Electric from $169.00 to $179.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Sanford C. Bernstein increased their price objective on Emerson Electric from $169.00 to $186.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 14th. Finally, KeyCorp lowered their target price on Emerson Electric from $185.00 to $170.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, July 13th. Thirteen equities 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, Emerson Electric presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $167.39.

Emerson Electric Price Performance

Emerson Electric stock opened at $157.56 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $88.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 1.24. Emerson Electric Co. has a one year low of $122.64 and a one year high of $166.35. The business has a fifty day moving average of $148.26 and a two-hundred day moving average of $143.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 0.90.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.71 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.68 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $4.87 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.80 billion. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 13.83% and a return on equity of 17.58%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up .0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.52 EPS. Emerson Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.550-6.550 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.850-1.850 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be given a dividend of $0.555 per share. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio is presently 48.58%.

Insider Transactions at Emerson Electric

In other news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 9,650 shares of Emerson Electric stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $161.91, for a total transaction of $1,562,431.50. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 271,743 shares in the company, valued at approximately $43,997,909.13. This trade represents a 3.43% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

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.