First Nebraska Trust Co Makes New Investment in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

First Nebraska Trust Co purchased a new stake in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 39,584 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,666,000.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Basso Capital Management L.P. bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Allied Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in Emerson Electric during the 2nd quarter worth $27,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. acquired a new position in Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC acquired a new position in Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Finally, MidFirst Bank bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter valued at about $31,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Emerson Electric

In related news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 9,650 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on 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 owned 271,743 shares in the company, valued at $43,997,909.13. The trade was a 3.43% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.23% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Emerson Electric Stock Performance

EMR stock opened at $157.21 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $88.05 billion, a PE ratio of 34.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 1.24. 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 has a 50-day moving average price of $148.04 and a 200-day moving average price of $143.46. Emerson Electric Co. has a 1-year low of $122.64 and a 1-year high of $166.35.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.71 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.68 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $4.87 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.80 billion. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.58% and a net margin of 13.83%.The firm’s revenue was up .0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.52 earnings per share. 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. As a group, equities research analysts expect 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. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be given a dividend of $0.555 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 48.58%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on EMR. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Wall Street Zen upgraded Emerson Electric from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $169.00 to $179.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. KeyCorp lowered their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $185.00 to $170.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, July 13th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. 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 company. According to data from MarketBeat, Emerson Electric has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $166.96.

Emerson Electric 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.