Pure Financial Advisors LLC Purchases New Shares in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Pure Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 4,387 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $628,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Emerson Electric in the second quarter worth about $255,000. Corient Private Wealth LP purchased a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $129,817,000. Perennial Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $291,000. Pingora Partners LLC bought a new position in Emerson Electric during the second quarter valued at $157,000. Finally, Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. purchased a new stake in Emerson Electric in the second quarter worth $697,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the company. Stephens upped their price target on Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $160.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $169.00 to $186.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 14th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $169.00 to $179.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group cut their price target on Emerson Electric from $177.00 to $156.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 15th. Thirteen equities 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 company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $167.39.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 9,650 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $161.91, for a total transaction of $1,562,431.50. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 271,743 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $43,997,909.13. This trade represents a 3.43% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Emerson Electric Stock Up 2.2%

Shares of NYSE:EMR opened at $158.30 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $148.57 and a 200 day moving average of $143.49. Emerson Electric Co. has a 52-week low of $122.64 and a 52-week high of $166.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 0.90. The firm has a market capitalization of $88.66 billion, a PE ratio of 34.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.30 and a beta of 1.24.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.68 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $4.87 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.80 billion. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.58% and a net margin of 13.83%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up .0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.52 EPS. Emerson Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.550-6.550 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.850-1.850 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.56 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.555 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 48.58%.

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.