Emerson Electric Co. $EMR Stock Position Decreased by UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC

UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lowered its holdings in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 5.6% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,177,941 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 247,902 shares during the period. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $598,072,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board grew its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 6.5% during the second quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board now owns 27,950 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $4,001,000 after purchasing an additional 1,700 shares during the last quarter. Mufg Securities Americas Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 8.5% in the 2nd quarter. Mufg Securities Americas Inc. now owns 16,869 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,415,000 after purchasing an additional 1,318 shares during the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its position in Emerson Electric by 78.9% during the 2nd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 37,838 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $5,417,000 after purchasing an additional 16,688 shares during the period. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in Emerson Electric by 21.2% during the 2nd quarter. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. now owns 270,768 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $38,760,000 after buying an additional 47,445 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan lifted its stake in Emerson Electric by 23.8% in the second quarter. Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan now owns 125,769 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $18,004,000 after buying an additional 24,144 shares during the last quarter. 74.30% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Emerson Electric Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSE:EMR opened at $155.37 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $148.79 and a 200-day moving average of $143.46. The company has a current ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The firm has a market cap of $87.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.00, a P/E/G ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 1.24. Emerson Electric Co. has a twelve month low of $122.64 and a twelve month high of $166.35.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.71 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 firm’s quarterly revenue was up .0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.52 earnings per share. 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, analysts anticipate that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be paid a $0.555 dividend. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. Emerson Electric’s payout ratio is currently 48.58%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Emerson Electric

In related news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 9,650 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $161.91, for a total transaction of $1,562,431.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 271,743 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $43,997,909.13. This trade represents a 3.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 0.23% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Barclays increased their price objective 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Emerson Electric from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $157.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Friday, July 17th. BNP Paribas Exane increased their price objective on Emerson Electric from $180.00 to $185.00 in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Daiwa Securities Group lowered their target price on Emerson Electric from $177.00 to $156.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, DA Davidson boosted their price target on Emerson Electric from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, August 24th. Thirteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $167.83.

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.