Financial & Tax Architects LLC Has $7.75 Million Stock Holdings in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Financial & Tax Architects LLC increased its stake in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 1,055.6% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 54,139 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 49,454 shares during the quarter. Emerson Electric comprises 1.6% of Financial & Tax Architects LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 16th largest holding. Financial & Tax Architects LLC’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $7,750,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in EMR. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Emerson Electric by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 54,909,180 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $7,287,546,000 after purchasing an additional 578,242 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 27,483,440 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $3,647,602,000 after purchasing an additional 541,887 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 13.1% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 19,941,844 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,612,780,000 after buying an additional 2,302,055 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Emerson Electric by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 12,328,324 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,628,638,000 after buying an additional 76,488 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its holdings in Emerson Electric by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 10,840,109 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,438,699,000 after buying an additional 134,049 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have weighed in on EMR. Daiwa Securities Group decreased their price target on Emerson Electric from $177.00 to $156.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 15th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a research note on Friday, July 31st. HSBC raised their target price on Emerson Electric from $170.00 to $180.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Barclays lifted their target price on Emerson Electric from $140.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Emerson Electric currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $166.96.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 9,650 shares of the business’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 completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 271,743 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $43,997,909.13. The trade was a 3.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.23% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Emerson Electric Trading Down 0.7%

NYSE EMR opened at $163.07 on Friday. 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 business has a 50 day moving average price of $146.32 and a 200-day moving average price of $143.14. The company has a market cap of $91.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.68, a P/E/G ratio of 2.44 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 company had revenue of $4.87 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.80 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.52 EPS. Emerson Electric’s quarterly revenue 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. As a group, equities analysts expect that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The firm 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 48.58%.

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.