Andra AP fonden Makes New $13.30 Million Investment in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Andra AP fonden bought a new stake in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 101,400 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,302,000.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the second quarter valued at $29,000. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter valued at about $34,000. Traub Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Emerson Electric during the 2nd quarter valued at about $37,000. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $39,000. Finally, Financial Consulate Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $41,000. Institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have issued reports on EMR. Stephens lifted their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Weiss Ratings cut Emerson Electric from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Oppenheimer reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. KeyCorp lifted their price target on Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Loop Capital upped 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 assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target 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 stock was sold at an average price of $162.16, for a total transaction of $239,348.16. Following the transaction, the director owned 24,349 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $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 accessible through this link. Also, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 7,263 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $133.00, for a total value of $965,979.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 196,292 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,106,836. This trade represents a 3.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 15,442 shares of company stock valued at $2,271,573 over the last quarter. Insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Emerson Electric Trading Down 1.3%

Shares of NYSE EMR opened at $150.67 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $146.53 and a 200 day simple moving average of $137.27. Emerson Electric Co. has a 52 week low of $90.06 and a 52 week high of $165.15. The stock has a market cap of $84.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.84, a PEG ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 1.26. 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 posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 earnings per share. The company’s 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. On average, research analysts predict that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The business 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 dividend of $0.555 per share. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 13th. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 54.28%.

Emerson Electric announced that its board has initiated a share buyback plan on Wednesday, November 5th that permits the company to buyback $0.00 in shares. This buyback authorization permits the industrial products company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

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.