Emerson Electric Co. $EMR Stock Holdings Lifted by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 4.1% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 4,014,569 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after buying an additional 156,570 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $525,825,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Basso Capital Management L.P. bought a new position in Emerson Electric in the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. bought a new position in shares of Emerson Electric during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Finally, Ares Financial Consulting LLC bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently commented on EMR shares. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their price objective on Emerson Electric from $175.00 to $169.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday. DA Davidson began coverage on shares of Emerson Electric in a report on Tuesday, June 16th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $145.00 price target for the company. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $140.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Emerson Electric from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $157.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Friday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Thirteen 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 company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $162.36.

Emerson Electric Trading Down 2.1%

Shares of Emerson Electric stock opened at $136.61 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The firm has a market cap of $76.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.23 and a beta of 1.25. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $140.29 and a 200-day simple moving average of $141.87. Emerson Electric Co. has a fifty-two week low of $122.64 and a fifty-two week high of $165.15.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.59 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.48 earnings per share. Emerson Electric’s revenue was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. On average, equities analysts forecast that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.49 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th were given a dividend of $0.555 per share. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 15th. Emerson Electric’s payout ratio is presently 51.27%.

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.