Dearborn Partners LLC Acquires New Holdings in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Dearborn Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 8,501 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,114,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 74.1% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 11,392 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,412,000 after buying an additional 4,850 shares during the last quarter. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the first quarter valued at about $232,000. Caxton Associates LLP bought a new position in shares of Emerson Electric during the first quarter worth about $275,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the second quarter worth approximately $203,000. Finally, Jump Financial LLC boosted its holdings in Emerson Electric by 121.5% in the second quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 10,543 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,406,000 after acquiring an additional 5,783 shares during the last quarter. 74.30% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 9,650 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 in the company, valued at approximately $43,997,909.13. This represents a 3.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale 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 Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of EMR stock opened at $157.56 on Tuesday. Emerson Electric Co. has a fifty-two week low of $122.64 and a fifty-two 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 stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $148.26 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $143.46. The company has a market cap of $88.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.48, a PEG ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 1.24.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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 for 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. Research analysts forecast that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Emerson Electric from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 8th. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $157.00 to $175.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. KeyCorp decreased their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $185.00 to $170.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, July 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $169.00 to $179.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane upped their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $180.00 to $185.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Thirteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $167.39.

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.