Emerson Electric Co. $EMR Shares Bought by Intech Investment Management LLC

Intech Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 64.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 19,136 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,490 shares during the period. Intech Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $2,510,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EMR. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 4.3% during the 3rd quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC now owns 2,898 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $380,000 after buying an additional 120 shares during the last quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Emerson Electric in the third quarter valued at approximately $1,738,000. MAI Capital Management grew its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 29.3% during the third quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 68,511 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $8,987,000 after purchasing an additional 15,544 shares during the last quarter. RWA Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. RWA Wealth Partners LLC now owns 31,024 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $4,070,000 after purchasing an additional 152 shares during the period. Finally, Abbot Financial Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Abbot Financial Management Inc. now owns 17,594 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,308,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on EMR shares. Rothschild & Co Redburn increased their target price on Emerson Electric from $154.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. HSBC increased their price objective 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. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $145.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Emerson Electric from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group boosted their price objective on Emerson Electric from $153.00 to $177.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Eleven 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. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $164.85.

Insider Activity at Emerson Electric

In related news, Director Matthew S. Levatich sold 1,476 shares of the business’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 sale, the director directly owned 24,349 shares in the company, valued at $3,948,433.84. The trade was a 5.72% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, VP Nicholas J. Piazza sold 6,703 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 sale, the vice president owned 31,664 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,036,792.48. The trade was a 17.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Emerson Electric Trading Down 3.7%

Emerson Electric stock opened at $146.43 on Wednesday. Emerson Electric Co. has a 12-month low of $90.06 and a 12-month high of $165.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.84 and a quick ratio of 0.62. The stock has a market capitalization of $82.29 billion, a PE ratio of 35.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.24. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $147.09 and a 200-day simple moving average of $137.54.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last released its earnings results 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 firm had revenue of $4.35 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.37 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.38 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter 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 expect that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be given a dividend of $0.555 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 13th. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 54.28%.

Emerson Electric declared that its board has authorized a share buyback plan on Wednesday, November 5th that authorizes the company to repurchase $0.00 in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the industrial products company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are often a sign that the company’s leadership believes its stock is 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.