Nicholas Piazza Sells 6,703 Shares of Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) Stock

Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) VP Nicholas Piazza sold 6,703 shares of Emerson Electric stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.07, for a total value of $1,066,246.21. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 31,664 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,036,792.48. The trade was a 17.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website.

Emerson Electric Price Performance

EMR opened at $145.03 on Friday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $143.43 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $136.57. Emerson Electric Co. has a 52-week low of $90.06 and a 52-week high of $165.15. The stock has a market capitalization of $81.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.46, a P/E/G ratio of 2.46 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.84.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.46 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.05. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 12.72% and a return on equity of 17.25%. The firm had revenue of $4.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.37 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.38 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 4.1% on a year-over-year basis. Emerson Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.400-6.550 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.500-1.550 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 EPS for the current year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th will be issued a $0.555 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 13th. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. Emerson Electric’s payout ratio is presently 54.28%.

Emerson Electric announced that its board has approved a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, November 5th that permits the company to buyback $0.00 in shares. This buyback authorization permits the industrial products company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually an indication that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on EMR shares. Oppenheimer restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Daiwa Securities Group upped their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $153.00 to $177.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. TD Cowen cut shares of Emerson Electric from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $150.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on Emerson Electric from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their target price on Emerson Electric from $165.00 to $174.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $164.11.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Emerson Electric

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of EMR. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. bought a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Ares Financial Consulting LLC bought a new position in Emerson Electric in the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric during the second quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Steph & Co. purchased a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the fourth quarter worth $33,000. Finally, Meeder Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 223.7% during the fourth quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 246 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 170 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Key Emerson Electric News

Here are the key news stories impacting Emerson Electric this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Multiple analyst upgrades and higher price targets (Stephens raised target to $155; other firms including Evercore and UBS have upped targets recently), boosting longer‑term sentiment and helping push the stock to a 1‑year high earlier this month. Stephens Increases Emerson Electric Price Target Emerson Sets New 1-Year High After Analyst Upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: Emerson declared a quarterly dividend (record Feb 13, payable Mar 10), supporting income investors and underpinning valuation vs. peers.
• Positive Sentiment: The CEO and CFO will present at Citi’s Global Industrial, Tech & Mobility Conference on Feb. 18 — an opportunity to reinforce FY26 guidance and field Q&A with investors. Conference Presentation
• Neutral Sentiment: Emerson appears on lists of large‑cap industrials with long dividend growth streaks — positive for brand recognition but not an immediate catalyst. Top Dividend-Growth Industrials
• Neutral Sentiment: MarketBeat/filings show a share‑repurchase authorization reported as $0.00 (likely a data artifact); no material buyback catalyst is evident from that disclosure.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling by VP Nicholas Piazza: sold 6,703 shares at ~$159 on Feb. 9 (reducing his stake ~17%). Large, officer‑level sales can weigh on sentiment, particularly with elevated intraday volume. Nicholas Piazza Sells 6,703 Shares
• Negative Sentiment: Director Matthew S. Levatich sold 1,476 shares at an average $162.16 on Feb. 10; director-level dispositions add to the selling narrative. Director Matthew Levatich SEC Filing

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.