Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. Buys New Position in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 378,239 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $50,224,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Zhang Financial LLC boosted its stake in Emerson Electric by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. Zhang Financial LLC now owns 2,892 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $384,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares during the period. Fideuram Asset Management Ireland dac bought a new stake in Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $837,000. Basepoint Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $84,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its stake in Emerson Electric by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 459,792 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $61,024,000 after purchasing an additional 12,588 shares during the period. Finally, Moors & Cabot Inc. boosted its stake in Emerson Electric by 5.5% during the 4th quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 98,174 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $13,030,000 after purchasing an additional 5,107 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

EMR has been the subject of a number of research reports. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Wolfe Research reduced their price objective on Emerson Electric from $176.00 to $169.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. Loop Capital raised their price objective on Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on Emerson Electric from $161.00 to $169.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, KeyCorp raised their price objective on Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $163.24.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 5,700 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $142.32, for a total transaction of $811,224.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 281,393 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $40,047,851.76. This trade represents a 1.99% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.23% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Emerson Electric Trading Up 1.5%

EMR stock opened at $143.91 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $137.27 and a 200 day moving average price of $139.58. Emerson Electric Co. has a fifty-two week low of $117.16 and a fifty-two week high of $165.15. The stock has a market capitalization of $80.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.23, a P/E/G ratio of 2.30 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.87 and a quick ratio of 0.64.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.54 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.53 by $0.01. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.18% and a net margin of 13.35%.The firm had revenue of $4.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.59 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.48 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. Emerson Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.450-6.550 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.650-1.700 EPS. Analysts expect that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.49 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Investors of record on Friday, May 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.555 per share. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 15th. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 51.27%.

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.