Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC Decreases Stock Position in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 14.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 19,113 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 3,140 shares during the period. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $2,736,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of EMR. Rooted Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in Emerson Electric by 3.0% in the 4th quarter. Rooted Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 2,195 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $291,000 after buying an additional 64 shares in the last quarter. Institute for Wealth Management LLC. lifted its stake in Emerson Electric by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Institute for Wealth Management LLC. now owns 4,546 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $603,000 after acquiring an additional 71 shares during the period. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 3,098 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $411,000 after acquiring an additional 72 shares during the last quarter. Zhang Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 2.7% in the fourth quarter. Zhang Financial LLC now owns 2,892 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $384,000 after acquiring an additional 76 shares during the period. Finally, Klingman & Associates LLC raised its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Klingman & Associates LLC now owns 5,680 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $754,000 after purchasing an additional 78 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Emerson Electric Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of Emerson Electric stock opened at $163.92 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.90 and a quick ratio of 0.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $91.81 billion, a PE ratio of 35.87, a P/E/G ratio of 2.44 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. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $145.39 and its 200-day simple moving average is $142.88.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.71 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.68 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $4.87 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.80 billion. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.58% and a net margin of 13.83%.Emerson Electric’s quarterly revenue was up .0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business 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. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.56 earnings per share for the current year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th will be paid 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 48.58%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently issued reports on EMR. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $174.00 to $182.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $140.00 to $144.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 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 note on Friday, May 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Emerson Electric from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $157.00 price objective for the company in a report on Friday, July 17th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on Emerson Electric from $157.00 to $175.00 in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Thirteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $166.22.

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 value of $1,562,431.50. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly 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 legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

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.