Savvy Advisors Inc. Increases Stock Position in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Savvy Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 105.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 14,460 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,434 shares during the period. Savvy Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $1,919,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EMR. Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 229.1% in the fourth quarter. Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker Inc. now owns 46,467 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $6,167,000 after buying an additional 32,346 shares during the last quarter. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd purchased a new stake in Emerson Electric during the third quarter valued at approximately $950,000. Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Emerson Electric in the third quarter worth approximately $823,000. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 54,330,938 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $7,127,132,000 after acquiring an additional 201,040 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Caprock Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric during the 3rd quarter valued at $3,359,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently commented on EMR shares. HSBC raised their target price on Emerson Electric from $165.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Stephens upped their price target on Emerson Electric from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Emerson Electric from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Evercore boosted their price objective on Emerson Electric from $170.00 to $185.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Barclays reduced their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $145.00 to $140.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 1st. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Emerson Electric currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $163.43.

Insider Activity at Emerson Electric

In other Emerson Electric news, VP Nicholas J. Piazza sold 6,703 shares of the company’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 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 sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, 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 value of $811,224.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 281,393 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $40,047,851.76. The trade was a 1.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders sold 13,879 shares of company stock valued at $2,116,818. Insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Emerson Electric Stock Up 0.0%

Shares of EMR opened at $131.71 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. The stock has a market capitalization of $74.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 1.28. Emerson Electric Co. has a 1 year low of $90.06 and a 1 year high of $165.15. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $142.66 and its 200-day simple moving average is $137.60.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.46 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.41 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $4.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.37 billion. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 12.72% and a return on equity of 17.25%. Emerson Electric’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm 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. As a group, equities analysts expect that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

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