Sarasin & Partners LLP Buys 65,836 Shares of Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Sarasin & Partners LLP boosted its position in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 3.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 2,249,935 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 65,836 shares during the period. Emerson Electric makes up about 3.1% of Sarasin & Partners LLP’s portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest holding. Sarasin & Partners LLP owned 0.40% of Emerson Electric worth $298,611,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter worth $29,000. Wealth Watch Advisors INC bought a new position in Emerson Electric during the third quarter valued at about $33,000. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Emerson Electric during the second quarter worth about $39,000. Financial Consulate Inc. bought a new stake in Emerson Electric in the third quarter worth about $41,000. Finally, Ameriflex Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Emerson Electric by 96.4% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 326 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 160 shares during the last quarter. 74.30% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Emerson Electric

In other Emerson Electric news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 5,700 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $142.32, for a total value of $811,224.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 281,393 shares in the company, valued at $40,047,851.76. The trade was a 1.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Matthew S. Levatich sold 1,476 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $162.16, for a total value of $239,348.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 24,349 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,948,433.84. The trade was a 5.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 13,879 shares of company stock valued at $2,116,818. Insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on EMR shares. KeyCorp lifted their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on Emerson Electric from $143.00 to $164.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. Citigroup boosted their price objective on Emerson Electric from $165.00 to $174.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $153.00 to $176.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Eleven 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 data from MarketBeat, Emerson Electric currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $164.85.

Emerson Electric Trading Down 1.4%

NYSE:EMR opened at $128.12 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $72.00 billion, a PE ratio of 31.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.24. Emerson Electric Co. has a fifty-two week low of $90.06 and a fifty-two week high of $165.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.84 and a quick ratio of 0.62. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $146.41 and its two-hundred day moving average is $137.83.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.46 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $4.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.37 billion. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 12.72% and a return on equity of 17.25%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.38 earnings per share. Emerson Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.400-6.550 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.500-1.550 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th were issued a dividend of $0.555 per share. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 13th. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 54.28%.

Emerson Electric Company 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.