Strategic Advisors LLC Has $676,000 Stake in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Strategic Advisors LLC lowered its stake in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 90.3% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 4,721 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 44,181 shares during the period. Strategic Advisors LLC’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $676,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in EMR. Basso Capital Management L.P. acquired a new position in Emerson Electric during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Allied Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the second quarter worth $27,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC acquired a new position in Emerson Electric in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, Orion Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter worth $29,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Emerson Electric Stock Performance

EMR opened at $155.37 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $148.79 and its 200-day simple moving average is $143.46. The company has a current ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The stock has a market cap of $87.02 billion, a PE ratio of 34.00, a P/E/G ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 1.24. Emerson Electric Co. has a 1 year low of $122.64 and a 1 year high of $166.35.

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 firm had revenue of $4.87 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 was up .0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous 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. Sell-side analysts forecast that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.54 EPS for the current year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have issued reports on EMR. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $125.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday. HSBC lifted their price objective on Emerson Electric from $170.00 to $180.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. BNP Paribas Exane increased their target price on Emerson Electric from $180.00 to $185.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. 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 report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a report on Friday, July 31st. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Emerson Electric presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $167.83.

Insider Transactions at Emerson Electric

In related news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 9,650 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 271,743 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $43,997,909.13. This represents a 3.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.23% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.