Emerson Electric Co. $EMR Stock Holdings Reduced by Aberdeen Group plc

Aberdeen Group plc lowered its stake in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 20.1% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 550,583 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 138,556 shares during the period. Aberdeen Group plc owned approximately 0.10% of Emerson Electric worth $71,163,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of EMR. MSH Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 5.8% during the third quarter. MSH Capital Advisors LLC now owns 15,383 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,018,000 after purchasing an additional 840 shares during the period. MidWestOne Financial Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 0.7% during the third quarter. MidWestOne Financial Group Inc. now owns 13,130 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,722,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. Camden National Bank boosted its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 10.0% in the 3rd quarter. Camden National Bank now owns 3,070 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $403,000 after purchasing an additional 280 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. grew its holdings in Emerson Electric by 9.5% during the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 13,820 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,813,000 after acquiring an additional 1,200 shares during the period. Finally, Public Sector Pension Investment Board increased its holdings in Emerson Electric by 14.7% in the third quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 48,843 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $6,407,000 after purchasing an additional 6,253 shares during the last quarter. 74.30% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Emerson Electric

In other news, Director Matthew S. Levatich sold 1,476 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $162.16, for a total transaction of $239,348.16. Following the transaction, the director owned 24,349 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,948,433.84. This trade represents a 5.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 7,263 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction 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 sale, the chief executive officer owned 196,292 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $26,106,836. This trade represents a 3.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 15,442 shares of company stock worth $2,271,573. Insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

EMR has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Evercore increased their price objective on Emerson Electric from $170.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Barclays boosted their target price on Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. UBS Group raised shares of Emerson Electric from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $131.00 to $168.00 in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Loop Capital boosted their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Eleven 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. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $164.90.

Emerson Electric Price Performance

Shares of NYSE EMR opened at $148.35 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $143.65 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $136.42. The company has a market cap of $83.37 billion, a PE ratio of 36.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 1.26. Emerson Electric Co. has a twelve month low of $90.06 and a twelve month high of $165.15.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last issued 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 return on equity of 17.25% and a net margin of 12.72%.The company had revenue of $4.35 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.37 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.38 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. On average, analysts predict that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 EPS for the current year.

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

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be given a $0.555 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 13th. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio is presently 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.