Occidental Asset Management LLC Purchases Shares of 32,732 Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Occidental Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm purchased 32,732 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,686,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EMR. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 74.1% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 11,392 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,412,000 after acquiring an additional 4,850 shares during the period. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd purchased a new position in Emerson Electric during the first quarter worth about $232,000. Caxton Associates LLP purchased a new position in shares of Emerson Electric during the 1st quarter worth approximately $275,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in Emerson Electric in the second quarter worth $203,000. Finally, Jump Financial LLC lifted its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 121.5% in the second quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 10,543 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,406,000 after purchasing an additional 5,783 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 9,650 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were 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 in the company, valued at approximately $43,997,909.13. This represents a 3.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on EMR shares. HSBC lifted their price objective on Emerson Electric from $170.00 to $180.00 in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $174.00 to $182.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. DA Davidson assumed coverage on shares of Emerson Electric in a report on Tuesday, June 16th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $145.00 price objective on the stock. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, KeyCorp decreased their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $185.00 to $170.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, July 13th. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $166.96.

Emerson Electric Stock Down 0.7%

EMR stock opened at $162.06 on Tuesday. 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 company has a market capitalization of $90.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.46, a PEG ratio of 2.43 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. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $146.78 and a 200-day simple moving average of $143.19.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.71 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.68 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $4.87 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.80 billion. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.58% and a net margin of 13.83%.Emerson Electric’s quarterly revenue was up .0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.52 EPS. 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. On average, equities research analysts predict that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

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

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.