Swiss National Bank Trims Stake in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Swiss National Bank lowered its holdings in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 5.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,621,400 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 85,600 shares during the period. Swiss National Bank owned approximately 0.29% of Emerson Electric worth $212,695,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. LGT Fund Management Co Ltd. lifted its position in Emerson Electric by 32.8% during the third quarter. LGT Fund Management Co Ltd. now owns 23,432 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $3,074,000 after purchasing an additional 5,782 shares during the last quarter. LGT Group Foundation increased its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter. LGT Group Foundation now owns 317,373 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $41,636,000 after buying an additional 10,238 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 5.8% during the 3rd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 231,341 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $30,343,000 after buying an additional 12,633 shares in the last quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group lifted its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 13.5% during the 3rd quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 7,205,569 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $945,227,000 after acquiring an additional 859,171 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PFG Advisors grew its position in Emerson Electric by 86.2% in the third quarter. PFG Advisors now owns 6,019 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $790,000 after acquiring an additional 2,787 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have weighed in on EMR. Loop Capital raised their price target on Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Citigroup upped 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. Evercore raised their price objective on Emerson Electric from $170.00 to $185.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Emerson Electric from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $164.85.

Emerson Electric Stock Performance

NYSE EMR opened at $141.34 on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $147.57 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $137.84. Emerson Electric Co. has a 12-month low of $90.06 and a 12-month high of $165.15. The firm has a market cap of $79.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.56, a PEG ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a quick ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 firm had revenue of $4.35 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.37 billion. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.25% and a net margin of 12.72%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 4.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $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. On average, equities analysts forecast that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 EPS for the current year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be given a $0.555 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 13th. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. Emerson Electric’s payout ratio is presently 54.28%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Matthew S. Levatich sold 1,476 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $162.16, for a total transaction of $239,348.16. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 24,349 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,948,433.84. This represents a 5.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, VP Nicholas J. Piazza sold 6,703 shares of Emerson Electric stock in a transaction on Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.07, for a total transaction of $1,066,246.21. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 31,664 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,036,792.48. The trade was a 17.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Corporate insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

About Emerson Electric

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.