Emerson Electric Co. $EMR Shares Purchased by Kathmere Capital Management LLC

Kathmere Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 131.3% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 10,214 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,799 shares during the quarter. Kathmere Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $1,338,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Basso Capital Management L.P. acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Emerson Electric during the second quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, Ares Financial Consulting LLC bought a new stake in Emerson Electric in the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

EMR has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Daiwa Securities Group reduced their target price on Emerson Electric from $177.00 to $156.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on Emerson Electric from $161.00 to $169.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Wolfe Research lowered their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $176.00 to $169.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Finally, DA Davidson started coverage on shares of Emerson Electric in a report on Tuesday, June 16th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $145.00 target price on the stock. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $163.32.

Emerson Electric Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:EMR traded down $4.02 on Tuesday, hitting $137.54. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 398,725 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,150,626. The company has a market capitalization of $77.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a current ratio of 0.87. Emerson Electric Co. has a 12 month low of $122.64 and a 12 month high of $165.15. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $140.97 and its two-hundred day moving average is $141.62.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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. The business had revenue of $4.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.59 billion. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 13.35% and a return on equity of 17.18%. The company’s revenue was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.48 earnings per share. 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 research analysts forecast that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.49 EPS for the current year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th were issued a $0.555 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 15th. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 51.27%.

About Emerson Electric

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.