25,339 Shares in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR Acquired by Caprock Group LLC

Caprock Group LLC acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund acquired 25,339 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,359,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of EMR. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Emerson Electric during the second quarter worth about $918,830,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 75.0% in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 12,538,402 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,671,762,000 after buying an additional 5,371,585 shares in the last quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group lifted its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 51.6% during the 2nd quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 6,346,398 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $846,165,000 after acquiring an additional 2,159,126 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 43.0% during the 2nd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 5,193,448 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $692,442,000 after acquiring an additional 1,561,600 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nordea Investment Management AB increased its stake in Emerson Electric by 19.5% in the second quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 9,195,005 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,223,947,000 after acquiring an additional 1,499,000 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on Emerson Electric from $153.00 to $176.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Wolfe Research upped their price objective on Emerson Electric from $172.00 to $177.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Rothschild & Co Redburn lifted their target price on Emerson Electric from $154.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday. HSBC increased their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $165.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, UBS Group upgraded shares of Emerson Electric from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $131.00 to $168.00 in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Ten 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 company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $164.11.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 7,263 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $133.00, for a total transaction of $965,979.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 196,292 shares in the company, valued at $26,106,836. This represents a 3.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, VP Nicholas J. Piazza sold 6,703 shares of the business’s 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 owned 31,664 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,036,792.48. The trade was a 17.47% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Emerson Electric Stock Performance

NYSE EMR opened at $154.91 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $87.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.87, a PEG ratio of 2.56 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a quick ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. Emerson Electric Co. has a twelve month low of $90.06 and a twelve month high of $165.15. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $143.26 and a 200 day simple moving average of $136.51.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last announced 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 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 the consensus estimate of $4.37 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.38 EPS. 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. Sell-side analysts expect that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 EPS for the current year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be given a $0.555 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 13th. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Emerson Electric’s payout ratio is 54.28%.

Emerson Electric announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, November 5th that authorizes the company to buyback $0.00 in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the industrial products company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

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.