Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) Short Interest Update

Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) was the target of a large drop in short interest in February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 14,311,693 shares, a drop of 14.6% from the February 12th total of 16,753,986 shares. Approximately 2.6% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 3,008,501 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 4.8 days. Based on an average daily volume of 3,008,501 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 4.8 days. Approximately 2.6% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

EMR has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. HSBC upped their target price on Emerson Electric from $165.00 to $170.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $165.00 to $174.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Rothschild & Co Redburn upped their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $154.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Stephens increased their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $164.85.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Matthew S. Levatich sold 1,476 shares of Emerson Electric stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $162.16, for a total transaction of $239,348.16. Following the sale, the director directly owned 24,349 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,948,433.84. The trade was a 5.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 5,700 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was 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 owned 281,393 shares in the company, valued at approximately $40,047,851.76. This trade represents a 1.99% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 13,879 shares of company stock valued at $2,116,818 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of EMR. Basso Capital Management L.P. acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC bought a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Ares Financial Consulting LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Emerson Electric during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. 74.30% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Emerson Electric Stock Performance

EMR stock opened at $132.26 on Monday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $147.72 and a 200 day simple moving average of $137.93. The company has a market capitalization of $74.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.34, a PEG ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a quick ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. Emerson Electric has a fifty-two week low of $90.06 and a fifty-two week high of $165.15.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.46 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 analysts’ expectations of $4.37 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.38 EPS. Emerson Electric’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 predict that Emerson Electric will post 5.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th were paid a $0.555 dividend. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 13th. Emerson Electric’s payout ratio is currently 54.28%.

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.