Public Sector Pension Investment Board Acquires 6,253 Shares of Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Public Sector Pension Investment Board boosted its stake in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 14.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 48,843 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after buying an additional 6,253 shares during the period. Public Sector Pension Investment Board’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $6,407,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the second quarter valued at $29,000. Winnow Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter valued at about $34,000. Traub Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter valued at about $37,000. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter valued at about $38,000. Finally, Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Emerson Electric during the second quarter worth about $39,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Emerson Electric Stock Up 1.7%

EMR stock opened at $151.38 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $85.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a current ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $144.45 and a 200-day moving average price of $136.60. Emerson Electric Co. has a 12 month low of $90.06 and a 12 month high of $165.15.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.46 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 business had revenue of $4.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.37 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.38 EPS. Emerson Electric’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, equities research analysts anticipate that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be issued a $0.555 dividend. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 13th. Emerson Electric’s payout ratio is presently 54.28%.

Emerson Electric announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback program on Wednesday, November 5th that permits the company to repurchase $0.00 in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the industrial products company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often a sign that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently weighed in on EMR. Loop Capital boosted their target price on Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Wolfe Research upped their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $172.00 to $177.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Emerson Electric from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Oppenheimer restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $164.90.

Insider Buying and Selling at Emerson Electric

In related news, VP Nicholas J. Piazza sold 6,703 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.07, for a total value of $1,066,246.21. Following 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 position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 7,263 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 196,292 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,106,836. The trade was a 3.57% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 15,442 shares of company stock valued at $2,271,573. 0.23% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.