Twin Capital Management Inc. Sells 12,297 Shares of Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Twin Capital Management Inc. reduced its stake in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 30.6% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 27,920 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 12,297 shares during the quarter. Twin Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $3,663,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric during the third quarter worth $950,000. Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Emerson Electric during the 3rd quarter worth about $823,000. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. increased its position in Emerson Electric by 18.3% in the 2nd quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 21,378 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,850,000 after acquiring an additional 3,308 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP lifted its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 548,795 shares in the last quarter. Finally, National Pension Service grew its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 2.6% during the third quarter. National Pension Service now owns 1,399,800 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $183,626,000 after purchasing an additional 34,882 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Emerson Electric

Here are the key news stories impacting Emerson Electric this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Multiple sell‑side firms raised price targets and maintained bullish ratings (Evercore ISI to $185, KeyCorp to $185, Wolfe and Daiwa to the high‑$170s, HSBC to $170), signaling analyst confidence in upside ahead. Analyst price target raises (Benzinga/MarketScreener) HSBC price target KeyCorp price target
• Positive Sentiment: Management raised FY‑2026 EPS guidance to $6.40–$6.55 and Q2 guidance to $1.50–$1.55, signaling stronger forward earnings outlook driven by AI‑enabled products and robust North America orders. This guidance is a major supportive catalyst for the stock. Guidance raise (Seeking Alpha)
• Positive Sentiment: Emerson reported fiscal Q1 results that beat EPS estimates and produced margin strength (profit beat; revenue roughly in line), which supports the higher guidance and analyst upgrades. Q1 highlights (Yahoo Finance) Earnings beat (Seeking Alpha)
• Positive Sentiment: Unusually large volume of call options was purchased, indicating some traders are positioned for further upside in EMR in the near term. Options flow can amplify intraday moves. Call option activity (AmericanBankingNews)
• Neutral Sentiment: Quarterly sales were reported in line with estimates — neutral for upside but supportive given the EPS beat and margin commentary. Investors will watch whether revenue picks up alongside higher margins. Q4 sales in line (MSN)
• Negative Sentiment: Deutsche Bank downgraded EMR from Buy to Hold and set a $170 target — a mixed message that could cap some momentum, though DB’s $170 PT still implies upside from prior levels. Deutsche Bank downgrade (MSN)

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

EMR has been the topic of several research reports. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on Emerson Electric from $143.00 to $164.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on Emerson Electric from $153.00 to $176.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday. Oppenheimer restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, KeyCorp lifted their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Nine research 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 data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $163.50.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Emerson Electric news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 7,263 shares of the firm’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 transaction of $965,979.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 196,292 shares in the company, valued at $26,106,836. This trade represents a 3.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.23% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Emerson Electric Trading Up 4.3%

NYSE:EMR opened at $157.47 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $88.50 billion, a PE ratio of 38.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.26. Emerson Electric Co. has a fifty-two week low of $90.06 and a fifty-two week high of $160.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.84 and a quick ratio of 0.65. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $141.69 and its 200-day simple moving average is $136.34.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.46 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $4.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.37 billion. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 12.72% and a return on equity of 17.25%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.38 EPS. 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 declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th will be paid a $0.555 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 13th. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio is 54.28%.

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

Emerson Electric Company 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.