DB&C Advisors LLC Makes New $1.75 Million Investment in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

DB&C Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 13,206 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,753,000. Emerson Electric comprises about 2.2% of DB&C Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 12th biggest holding.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. 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. lifted its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Institute for Wealth Management LLC. now owns 4,546 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $603,000 after purchasing an additional 71 shares during the period. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC lifted its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 3,098 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $411,000 after purchasing an additional 72 shares during the period. Cornell Pochily Investment Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Cornell Pochily Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 29,260 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,883,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares during the period. Finally, Zhang Financial LLC lifted its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 2.7% in the 4th quarter. Zhang Financial LLC now owns 2,892 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $384,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

EMR has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on shares of Emerson Electric in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. They issued a “buy” rating and a $175.00 price target on the stock. Daiwa Securities Group dropped their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $177.00 to $156.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Loop Capital boosted 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. Twelve equities research 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’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $163.24.

Emerson Electric Stock Performance

NYSE EMR opened at $138.36 on Friday. Emerson Electric Co. has a 1 year low of $122.11 and a 1 year high of $165.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.87 and a quick ratio of 0.64. The firm has a market cap of $77.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.95, a PEG ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $138.42 and a 200-day moving average price of $139.98.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.53 by $0.01. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 13.35% and a return on equity of 17.18%. The firm had revenue of $4.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.59 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.48 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 research analysts predict that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.49 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Investors of record on Friday, May 15th will be given a dividend of $0.555 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 15th. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio is presently 51.27%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 5,700 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $142.32, for a total transaction of $811,224.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 281,393 shares in the company, 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 filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 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.