Interchange Capital Partners LLC Takes Position in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Interchange Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor purchased 3,599 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $515,000.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Basso Capital Management L.P. acquired a new position in Emerson Electric during the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Allied Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the second quarter valued at approximately $27,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC acquired a new position in shares of Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Finally, Ares Financial Consulting LLC purchased a new stake in Emerson Electric in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $29,000. 74.30% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have weighed in on EMR shares. KeyCorp dropped their price target on Emerson Electric from $185.00 to $170.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, July 13th. Wall Street Zen raised Emerson Electric from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Rothschild & Co Redburn boosted their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $165.00 to $180.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Barclays upped their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $140.00 to $144.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $166.22.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 9,650 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $161.91, for a total value of $1,562,431.50. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 271,743 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $43,997,909.13. This trade represents a 3.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Emerson Electric Price Performance

EMR stock opened at $163.92 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $91.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a quick ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. Emerson Electric Co. has a 52-week low of $122.64 and a 52-week high of $166.35. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $145.39 and its 200-day simple moving average is $142.88.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.71 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.68 by $0.03. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.58% and a net margin of 13.83%.The firm had revenue of $4.87 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.80 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.52 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up .0% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Equities research analysts expect that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.56 EPS 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 issued a dividend of $0.555 per share. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio is presently 48.58%.

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.