Calamos Advisors LLC Sells 7,035 Shares of Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Calamos Advisors LLC decreased its position in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 2.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 321,914 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 7,035 shares during the period. Calamos Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.06% of Emerson Electric worth $42,724,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker Inc. increased its position in Emerson Electric by 229.1% during the 4th 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 period. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd bought a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the third quarter worth $950,000. Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the third quarter worth $823,000. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 0.4% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 54,330,938 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $7,127,132,000 after purchasing an additional 201,040 shares during the period. Finally, Caprock Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the third quarter worth $3,359,000. Institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently commented on EMR shares. HSBC raised their price target on Emerson Electric from $165.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Citigroup raised their price objective on Emerson Electric from $165.00 to $174.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on Emerson Electric from $160.00 to $135.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 1st. Evercore raised 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, UBS Group raised Emerson Electric from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $131.00 to $168.00 in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Twelve investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $162.38.

Emerson Electric Stock Performance

Shares of EMR stock opened at $141.38 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $139.70 and its 200-day moving average price is $138.60. Emerson Electric Co. has a 12 month low of $102.84 and a 12 month high of $165.15. The firm has a market capitalization of $79.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.57, a PEG ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a current ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.46 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.41 by $0.05. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.25% and a net margin of 12.72%.The firm had revenue of $4.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.37 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.38 earnings per share. The business’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. Equities research analysts forecast that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.51 EPS for the current year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 13th. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 54.28%.

Insider Transactions at Emerson Electric

In other news, VP Nicholas J. Piazza sold 6,703 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the vice president directly owned 31,664 shares in the company, valued at $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 available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 5,700 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $142.32, for a total value of $811,224.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 281,393 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $40,047,851.76. This trade represents a 1.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 13,879 shares of company stock worth $2,116,818 over the last ninety days. 0.23% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.