Clear Trail Advisors LLC Purchases New Shares in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Clear Trail Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 4,670 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $620,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EMR. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position 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 acquiring an additional 79 shares during the period. Atlas Legacy Advisors LLC lifted 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 worth $514,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares during the period. Unison Advisors LLC increased its stake in 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 buying an additional 80 shares during the period. Abbot Financial Management Inc. raised its position in Emerson Electric by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Abbot Financial Management Inc. now owns 17,594 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,308,000 after buying an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Live Oak Private Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $578,000 after acquiring an additional 81 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

EMR has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. UBS Group upgraded Emerson Electric from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $131.00 to $168.00 in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Rothschild & Co Redburn upped their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $154.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Loop Capital raised their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. 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 company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $164.85.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Matthew S. Levatich sold 1,476 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $162.16, for a total transaction of $239,348.16. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 24,349 shares in the company, valued at $3,948,433.84. This represents a 5.72% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, VP Nicholas J. Piazza sold 6,703 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 $5,036,792.48. This represents a 17.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 13,879 shares of company stock valued at $2,116,818. Insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Emerson Electric Stock Performance

Shares of EMR opened at $129.71 on Tuesday. Emerson Electric Co. has a 1 year low of $90.06 and a 1 year high of $165.15. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $146.10 and its 200 day simple moving average is $137.86. The company has a market capitalization of $72.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.71, a PEG ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.84.

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

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th were given a dividend of $0.555 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 13th. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.7%. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio is 54.28%.

Emerson Electric Company 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.