Emerson Electric Co. $EMR Stake Cut by Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc.

Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. lessened its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 24.8% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 223,323 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 73,460 shares during the quarter. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $29,260,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in EMR. Basso Capital Management L.P. acquired a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. purchased a new position in Emerson Electric in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Finally, Ares Financial Consulting LLC bought a new position in Emerson Electric during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. 74.30% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

EMR has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Sanford C. Bernstein began coverage on Emerson Electric in a report on Wednesday, June 10th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $175.00 price objective on the stock. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a report on Monday, May 4th. DA Davidson started coverage on Emerson Electric in a report on Tuesday, June 16th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $145.00 price target on the stock. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 in a report on Friday, May 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Emerson Electric presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $163.32.

Emerson Electric Stock Performance

EMR traded up $1.10 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $138.90. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,563,376 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,681,216. Emerson Electric Co. has a twelve month low of $122.64 and a twelve month high of $165.15. The stock has a market cap of $77.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.08, a PEG ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $140.81 and a 200 day simple moving average of $141.76. The company has a current ratio of 0.87, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37.

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

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Investors of record on Friday, May 15th were paid a $0.555 dividend. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 15th. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 51.27%.

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.