Emerson Electric Co. $EMR Shares Sold by Blair William & Co. IL

Blair William & Co. IL lowered its stake in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 370,949 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 6,695 shares during the period. Blair William & Co. IL owned approximately 0.07% of Emerson Electric worth $48,661,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. HUB Investment Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 47.0% in the 3rd quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC now owns 3,312 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $435,000 after acquiring an additional 1,059 shares during the last quarter. Chapman Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 94.6% during the third quarter. Chapman Financial Group LLC now owns 3,736 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $490,000 after purchasing an additional 1,816 shares during the last quarter. Integrity Advisory Solutions LLC acquired a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the 3rd quarter valued at $355,000. Perennial Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 6.8% in the 3rd quarter. Perennial Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,919 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $252,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares during the period. Finally, Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. increased its stake in Emerson Electric by 9.3% in the 3rd quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 163,245 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $21,415,000 after purchasing an additional 13,868 shares in the last quarter. 74.30% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, VP Nicholas J. Piazza sold 6,703 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.07, for a total transaction of $1,066,246.21. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 31,664 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,036,792.48. This trade represents a 17.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Matthew S. Levatich sold 1,476 shares of Emerson Electric stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $162.16, for a total value of $239,348.16. Following the sale, the director directly owned 24,349 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,948,433.84. The trade was a 5.72% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have commented on EMR shares. Stephens upped their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $143.00 to $164.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. Oppenheimer restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Wolfe Research lowered their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $177.00 to $176.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Finally, TD Cowen downgraded shares of Emerson Electric from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $150.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Emerson Electric presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $164.85.

Emerson Electric Price Performance

Shares of EMR opened at $138.54 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $147.44 and its 200-day moving average is $137.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.84 and a quick ratio of 0.62. The company has a market capitalization of $77.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.87, a P/E/G ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 1.24. Emerson Electric Co. has a fifty-two week low of $90.06 and a fifty-two week high of $165.15.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last posted its quarterly 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. The business 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 firm’s quarterly revenue was up 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.38 earnings per share. 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. Equities research analysts expect that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.555 per share. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 13th. Emerson Electric’s payout ratio is currently 54.28%.

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.