Emerson Electric Co. $EMR Shares Sold by E. Ohman J or Asset Management AB

E. Ohman J or Asset Management AB lessened its holdings in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 21.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 18,110 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 4,900 shares during the period. E. Ohman J or Asset Management AB’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $2,404,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the second quarter worth approximately $29,000. Wealth Watch Advisors INC purchased a new position in Emerson Electric in the 3rd quarter valued at $33,000. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric during the 2nd quarter worth $39,000. Financial Consulate Inc. acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric during the 3rd quarter worth $41,000. Finally, Ameriflex Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 96.4% during the third quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 326 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 160 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Emerson Electric

In other Emerson Electric news, Director Matthew S. Levatich sold 1,476 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $162.16, for a total value of $239,348.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 24,349 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,948,433.84. This trade represents a 5.72% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 5,700 shares of Emerson Electric stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the chief executive officer owned 281,393 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $40,047,851.76. This trade represents a 1.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 13,879 shares of company stock worth $2,116,818. Corporate insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Emerson Electric Stock Performance

Shares of EMR stock opened at $130.03 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.84. The firm has a market cap of $73.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.79, a P/E/G ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 1.24. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $145.77 and its 200-day moving average price is $137.84. Emerson Electric Co. has a one year low of $90.06 and a one year high of $165.15.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.38 EPS. The company’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 predict that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 EPS for the current year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared 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 of this dividend was Friday, February 13th. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio is currently 54.28%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. HSBC boosted their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $165.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Loop Capital raised their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Evercore upped their price target on Emerson Electric from $170.00 to $185.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. TD Cowen cut Emerson Electric from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $150.00 price target for the company. in a report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $164.85.

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.