Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC Acquires New Stake in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 3,570 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $511,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EMR. ABS Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the second quarter valued at approximately $858,900,000. Basso Capital Management L.P. acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric during the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Allied Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric during the second quarter worth approximately $27,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. purchased a new stake in Emerson Electric in the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Finally, Motiv8 Investments LLC acquired a new position in Emerson Electric in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. 74.30% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Emerson Electric

In related news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 9,650 shares of the 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 owned 271,743 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $43,997,909.13. This represents a 3.43% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently issued reports on EMR. Citigroup raised their price objective on Emerson Electric from $174.00 to $182.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. BNP Paribas Exane raised their price target on Emerson Electric from $180.00 to $185.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Daiwa Securities Group lowered their price target on Emerson Electric from $177.00 to $156.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, HSBC increased their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $170.00 to $180.00 in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Thirteen 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 stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $167.39.

Emerson Electric Trading Down 1.6%

EMR stock opened at $154.97 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The company has a market cap of $86.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.91, a PEG ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 1.24. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $148.38 and a 200-day simple moving average of $143.44. Emerson Electric Co. has a 52 week low of $122.64 and a 52 week high of $166.35.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.71 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.68 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $4.87 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.80 billion. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.58% and a net margin of 13.83%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up .0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.52 earnings per share. 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. On average, equities research analysts expect that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.56 EPS for the current year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

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

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.