Trust Co. of Vermont Buys Shares of 166,839 Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Trust Co. of Vermont bought a new stake in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 166,839 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $23,883,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of EMR. Basso Capital Management L.P. purchased a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Allied Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Emerson Electric in the second quarter valued at $27,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. purchased a new stake in Emerson Electric during the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Finally, Darwin Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Emerson Electric during the second quarter worth about $29,000. 74.30% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Barclays increased their price objective on Emerson Electric from $140.00 to $144.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. DA Davidson started coverage on shares of Emerson Electric in a research report on Tuesday, June 16th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $145.00 price target for the company. Rothschild & Co Redburn increased their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $165.00 to $180.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. KeyCorp dropped their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $185.00 to $170.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, July 13th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Emerson Electric from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $157.00 target price for the company in a report on Friday, July 17th. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $166.96.

Emerson Electric Price Performance

Shares of EMR opened at $162.06 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $146.78 and its two-hundred day moving average is $143.19. Emerson Electric Co. has a twelve month low of $122.64 and a twelve month high of $166.35. The firm has a market capitalization of $90.77 billion, a PE ratio of 35.46, a P/E/G ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 1.24.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.68 by $0.03. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.58% and a net margin of 13.83%.The business had revenue of $4.87 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.80 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.52 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up .0% on a year-over-year basis. Emerson Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.550-6.550 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.850-1.850 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.555 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. Emerson Electric’s payout ratio is currently 48.58%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Emerson Electric news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 9,650 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $161.91, for a total transaction of $1,562,431.50. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 271,743 shares in the company, valued at approximately $43,997,909.13. This represents a 3.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, 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.