Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. Purchases New Holdings in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 6,273 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $823,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 18.3% in the second quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 21,378 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,850,000 after purchasing an additional 3,308 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP boosted its stake in Emerson Electric by 74.4% during the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,286,755 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $171,563,000 after acquiring an additional 548,795 shares in the last quarter. CORDA Investment Management LLC. bought a new stake in Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,173,000. QRG Capital Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 29.2% during the third quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 167,314 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $21,948,000 after purchasing an additional 37,822 shares during the period. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc lifted its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 5.0% in the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 3,600,518 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $480,057,000 after buying an additional 172,507 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Barclays increased their price target on Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $140.00 to $145.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price objective on Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $153.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight 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 “Hold” and an average target price of $154.76.

Emerson Electric Price Performance

EMR stock opened at $147.04 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $82.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.40, a PEG ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.65. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $139.49 and a 200 day moving average of $135.95. Emerson Electric Co. has a 1 year low of $90.06 and a 1 year high of $152.50.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.62 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.62. The firm had revenue of $4.86 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.91 billion. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 12.73% and a return on equity of 15.87%. The company’s revenue was up 5.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.48 EPS. Emerson Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.350-6.550 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.400-1.400 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 EPS for the current year.

Emerson Electric Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Investors of record on Friday, November 14th were issued a $0.555 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 14th. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. This is an increase from Emerson Electric’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. Emerson Electric’s payout ratio is 54.95%.

Emerson Electric declared that its board has authorized a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, November 5th that authorizes the company to buyback $0.00 in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the industrial products company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically a sign that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Activity at Emerson Electric

In other Emerson Electric news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 7,263 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $133.00, for a total value of $965,979.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 196,292 shares in the company, valued at $26,106,836. This represents a 3.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.23% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.