California Public Employees Retirement System Increases Stake in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

California Public Employees Retirement System raised its holdings in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 11.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,036,756 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after buying an additional 104,732 shares during the period. California Public Employees Retirement System owned approximately 0.18% of Emerson Electric worth $136,002,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have commented on EMR. Oppenheimer reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $153.00 to $176.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Daiwa Securities Group raised their price target on Emerson Electric from $153.00 to $177.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Emerson Electric from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Stephens increased their price objective on Emerson Electric from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $164.85.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 5,700 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 directly owned 281,393 shares in the company, valued at approximately $40,047,851.76. This trade represents a 1.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, VP Nicholas J. Piazza sold 6,703 shares of Emerson Electric stock in a transaction on Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.07, for a total transaction of $1,066,246.21. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 31,664 shares in the company, valued at $5,036,792.48. The trade was a 17.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 13,879 shares of company stock valued at $2,116,818. 0.23% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Emerson Electric Price Performance

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

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.46 earnings per share (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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.37 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.38 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly 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 anticipate that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 EPS for the current year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 13th were paid 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 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.