Little House Capital LLC Boosts Stock Position in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Little House Capital LLC lifted its position in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 124.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 17,770 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,841 shares during the period. Little House Capital LLC’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $2,358,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Emerson Electric by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 54,909,180 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $7,287,546,000 after acquiring an additional 578,242 shares in the last quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group boosted its holdings in Emerson Electric by 13.5% in the third quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 7,205,569 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $945,227,000 after acquiring an additional 859,171 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in Emerson Electric by 20.6% in the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 6,262,570 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $821,524,000 after acquiring an additional 1,069,122 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its holdings in Emerson Electric by 29.2% in the third quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 5,260,097 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $690,020,000 after acquiring an additional 1,187,974 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc boosted its holdings in Emerson Electric by 11.9% in the third quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 4,030,406 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $528,709,000 after acquiring an additional 429,888 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the company. Citigroup upped their target price on Emerson Electric from $165.00 to $174.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Wolfe Research reduced their target price on Emerson Electric from $176.00 to $169.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 in a report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a report on Monday, May 4th. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $163.24.

Insider Transactions at Emerson Electric

In other Emerson Electric news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 5,700 shares of Emerson Electric stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $142.32, for a total transaction of $811,224.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 281,393 shares in the company, valued at approximately $40,047,851.76. The trade was a 1.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Emerson Electric Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of Emerson Electric stock opened at $130.59 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.87 and a quick ratio of 0.64. The company has a 50-day moving average of $136.75 and a 200 day moving average of $139.44. The firm has a market cap of $73.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.16, a PEG ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.26. Emerson Electric Co. has a 1 year low of $114.83 and a 1 year high of $165.15.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 net margin of 13.35% and a return on equity of 17.18%. Emerson Electric’s quarterly revenue was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.48 EPS. 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. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.555 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 15th. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. Emerson Electric’s payout ratio is presently 51.27%.

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.