Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. Has $18.12 Million Stock Position in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. increased its stake in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 473.9% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 138,123 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 114,054 shares during the quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $18,119,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of EMR. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 3.5% in the third quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 2,308 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $303,000 after buying an additional 79 shares during the period. Atlas Legacy Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 2.1% during the third quarter. Atlas Legacy Advisors LLC now owns 3,921 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $514,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares during the period. Unison Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Unison Advisors LLC now owns 21,496 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,820,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. Abbot Financial Management Inc. boosted its stake in Emerson Electric by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Abbot Financial Management Inc. now owns 17,594 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,308,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares during the period. Finally, Live Oak Private Wealth LLC grew its position in Emerson Electric by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. Live Oak Private Wealth LLC now owns 4,407 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $578,000 after purchasing an additional 81 shares in the last quarter. 74.30% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Emerson Electric

In other news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 5,700 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $142.32, for a total transaction of $811,224.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 281,393 shares in the company, valued at approximately $40,047,851.76. This trade represents a 1.99% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 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 transaction of $239,348.16. Following the completion of 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. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 13,879 shares of company stock valued at $2,116,818. 0.23% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on EMR shares. Rothschild & Co Redburn increased their target price on Emerson Electric from $154.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. Evercore lifted their price target on Emerson Electric from $170.00 to $185.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on Emerson Electric from $153.00 to $176.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Weiss Ratings lowered Emerson Electric from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Emerson Electric from $145.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Emerson Electric has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $164.85.

Emerson Electric Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:EMR opened at $132.26 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $74.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.34, a P/E/G ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 1.24. Emerson Electric Co. has a 1 year low of $90.06 and a 1 year high of $165.15. The company has a current ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $147.72 and a 200 day simple moving average of $137.93.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last issued its 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. 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.37 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.38 EPS. The business’s revenue 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, sell-side analysts predict that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th were issued a $0.555 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 13th. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio is currently 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.