Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. Buys 7,139 Shares of Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. boosted its stake in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 306.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 9,471 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,139 shares during the period. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc.’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $1,257,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in EMR. 1900 Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 38.6% in the fourth quarter. 1900 Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,336 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $443,000 after purchasing an additional 929 shares during the last quarter. Dorato Capital Management bought a new stake in Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter valued at $143,000. Trust Co. of Vermont boosted its position in Emerson Electric by 3.6% during the 4th quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 163,786 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $21,738,000 after buying an additional 5,633 shares during the period. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management grew its holdings in Emerson Electric by 6.2% in the 4th quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 3,967 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $526,000 after acquiring an additional 230 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital Advisors Inc. OK increased its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Capital Advisors Inc. OK now owns 88,417 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $11,735,000 after acquiring an additional 759 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Emerson Electric Stock Performance

Emerson Electric stock opened at $131.71 on Friday. Emerson Electric Co. has a fifty-two week low of $90.06 and a fifty-two week high of $165.15. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $142.66 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $137.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.84. The stock has a market cap of $74.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.20, a PEG ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 1.28.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.46 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.41 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $4.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.37 billion. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.25% and a net margin of 12.72%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.38 EPS. 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, analysts expect that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th were given a $0.555 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 13th. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.7%. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio is currently 54.28%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Emerson Electric news, Director Matthew S. Levatich sold 1,476 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $162.16, for a total transaction of $239,348.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 24,349 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,948,433.84. This trade represents a 5.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 5,700 shares of Emerson Electric stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $142.32, for a total transaction of $811,224.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 281,393 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $40,047,851.76. The trade was a 1.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 13,879 shares of company stock worth $2,116,818 in the last three months. 0.23% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

EMR has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Rothschild & Co Redburn increased their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $154.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. Barclays lowered their price target on Emerson Electric from $145.00 to $140.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. HSBC lifted their price objective on Emerson Electric from $165.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut Emerson Electric from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $170.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Citigroup raised their price target on Emerson Electric from $165.00 to $174.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Twelve 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $163.43.

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.