Emerson Electric Co. $EMR Shares Sold by Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management decreased its holdings in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 95.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,737 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 71,879 shares during the period. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $490,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of EMR. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Emerson Electric during the third quarter worth $950,000. Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Emerson Electric during the 3rd quarter worth about $823,000. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of 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 during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP lifted 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 purchasing an additional 548,795 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Caprock Group LLC acquired a new position in Emerson Electric in the third quarter valued at approximately $3,359,000. 74.30% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Matthew S. Levatich sold 1,476 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $162.16, for a total value of $239,348.16. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 24,349 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,948,433.84. This trade represents a 5.72% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 7,263 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $133.00, for a total value of $965,979.00. Following 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 position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 15,442 shares of company stock valued at $2,271,573 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Emerson Electric Stock Down 2.2%

EMR opened at $145.39 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $145.09 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $136.82. Emerson Electric Co. has a 52 week low of $90.06 and a 52 week high of $165.15. The company has a market cap of $81.71 billion, a PE ratio of 35.55, a P/E/G ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.26. 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 (NYSE:EMR) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.41 by $0.05. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.25% and a net margin of 12.72%.The business had revenue of $4.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.37 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.38 earnings per share. The company’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. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 EPS for the current year.

Emerson Electric declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback plan on Wednesday, November 5th that authorizes the company to repurchase $0.00 in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the industrial products company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.555 per share. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 13th. Emerson Electric’s payout ratio is 54.28%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

EMR has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Daiwa Securities Group boosted their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $153.00 to $177.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Weiss Ratings lowered Emerson Electric from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Wolfe Research boosted their target price on Emerson Electric from $172.00 to $177.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $164.90.

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.