Emerson Electric Co. $EMR Stock Position Boosted by Janney Montgomery Scott LLC

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its stake in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 1.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 658,386 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after buying an additional 8,442 shares during the quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC owned about 0.12% of Emerson Electric worth $87,381,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Ares Financial Consulting LLC bought a new position in Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter worth $29,000. Steph & Co. acquired a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the fourth quarter valued at $33,000. Wealth Watch Advisors INC bought a new position in Emerson Electric during the third quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, Strategic Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Emerson Electric during the fourth quarter worth about $41,000. 74.30% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on shares of Emerson Electric in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. They issued a “buy” rating and a $175.00 price target for the company. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a report on Monday, May 4th. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $140.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. 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 report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Thirteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $163.77.

Emerson Electric Trading Down 3.7%

Emerson Electric stock opened at $137.16 on Thursday. Emerson Electric Co. has a 52 week low of $122.64 and a 52 week high of $165.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a current ratio of 0.87. The firm has a market capitalization of $76.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.68, a P/E/G ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $139.29 and a 200 day moving average price of $140.35.

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, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.53 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $4.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.59 billion. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.18% and a net margin of 13.35%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company 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. Research analysts forecast that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.49 EPS for the current year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio is currently 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.