United Capital Financial Advisors LLC Invests $20.43 Million in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

United Capital Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 142,732 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,432,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of EMR. Basso Capital Management L.P. bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric during the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Allied Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. bought a new position 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 during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Finally, Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the second quarter worth $29,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Emerson Electric

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

Emerson Electric Stock Performance

Shares of EMR opened at $157.58 on Friday. Emerson Electric Co. has a one year low of $122.64 and a one year high of $166.35. The company has a market cap of $88.26 billion, a PE ratio of 34.48, a P/E/G ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 1.24. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $148.70 and a 200-day moving average of $143.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.90 and a quick ratio of 0.66.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.68 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $4.87 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.80 billion. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.58% and a net margin of 13.83%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up .0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company 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 predict that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.56 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their target price on Emerson Electric from $169.00 to $186.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 14th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a report on Friday, July 31st. Daiwa Securities Group lowered their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $177.00 to $156.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 15th. HSBC increased their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $170.00 to $180.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Thirteen 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $167.39.

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.