Moors & Cabot Inc. Increases Stake in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Moors & Cabot Inc. increased its holdings in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 5.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 98,174 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,107 shares during the quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc.’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $13,030,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Rooted Wealth Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 3.0% in the 4th quarter. Rooted Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 2,195 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $291,000 after purchasing an additional 64 shares during the period. Institute for Wealth Management LLC. raised its stake in Emerson Electric by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Institute for Wealth Management LLC. now owns 4,546 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $603,000 after buying an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC lifted its holdings in Emerson Electric by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 3,098 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $411,000 after buying an additional 72 shares during the period. Cornell Pochily Investment Advisors Inc. boosted its position in Emerson Electric by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Cornell Pochily Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 29,260 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $3,883,000 after acquiring an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Klingman & Associates LLC raised its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Klingman & Associates LLC now owns 5,680 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $754,000 after acquiring an additional 78 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Emerson Electric

In other news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 5,700 shares of the company’s 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 sale, the chief executive officer owned 281,393 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $40,047,851.76. This represents a 1.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.23% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. Loop Capital increased their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Stephens raised their price objective on Emerson Electric from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on Emerson Electric from $161.00 to $169.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. HSBC raised their price target on Emerson Electric from $165.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Twelve investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $163.24.

Emerson Electric Trading Up 1.5%

Shares of Emerson Electric stock opened at $141.75 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $79.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.23 and a beta of 1.26. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $136.99 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $139.55. 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 fifty-two week low of $117.16 and a fifty-two week 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 for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.53 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $4.56 billion for 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 company posted $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, equities analysts predict that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

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