von Borstel & Associates Inc. Purchases New Stake in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

von Borstel & Associates Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 6,471 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $841,000.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of EMR. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 0.4% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 54,330,938 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $7,127,132,000 after buying an additional 201,040 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its stake in Emerson Electric by 3.0% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 27,053,019 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $3,606,979,000 after acquiring an additional 784,987 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in Emerson Electric by 75.0% during the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 12,538,402 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,671,762,000 after acquiring an additional 5,371,585 shares during the period. Schroder Investment Management Group raised its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 13.5% during the 3rd quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 7,205,569 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $945,227,000 after acquiring an additional 859,171 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter valued at $918,830,000. Institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Emerson Electric

In related news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 5,700 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $142.32, for a total value of $811,224.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 281,393 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $40,047,851.76. This represents a 1.99% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, VP Nicholas J. Piazza sold 6,703 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.07, for a total value of $1,066,246.21. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 31,664 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,036,792.48. This trade represents a 17.47% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 13,879 shares of company stock valued at $2,116,818. 0.23% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Emerson Electric Trading Up 0.1%

NYSE:EMR opened at $132.26 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.84 and a quick ratio of 0.62. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $147.72 and its 200-day simple moving average is $137.86. Emerson Electric Co. has a fifty-two week low of $90.06 and a fifty-two week high of $165.15. The stock has a market capitalization of $74.33 billion, a PE ratio of 32.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 1.24.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.46 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.05. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 12.72% and a return on equity of 17.25%. The firm had revenue of $4.35 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.37 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.38 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.1% on a year-over-year basis. Emerson Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.400-6.550 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.500-1.550 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th were issued a dividend of $0.555 per share. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 13th. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 54.28%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently commented on EMR. Wolfe Research dropped their price objective on Emerson Electric from $177.00 to $176.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 27th. TD Cowen cut Emerson Electric from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $150.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Rothschild & Co Redburn lifted their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $154.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $143.00 to $164.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. Finally, KeyCorp increased their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Eleven research 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’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $164.85.

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.