Advisors Management Group Inc. ADV Sells 9,310 Shares of Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Advisors Management Group Inc. ADV lessened its stake in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 17.9% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 42,573 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 9,310 shares during the period. Emerson Electric makes up approximately 1.0% of Advisors Management Group Inc. ADV’s holdings, making the stock its 28th largest holding. Advisors Management Group Inc. ADV’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $5,650,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Darwin Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Emerson Electric during the 2nd quarter worth $29,000. Wealth Watch Advisors INC purchased a new position in Emerson Electric during the third quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the second quarter worth $39,000. Financial Consulate Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric during the 3rd quarter valued at $41,000. Finally, Ameriflex Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 96.4% during the 3rd quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 326 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 160 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Emerson Electric Trading Down 0.8%

EMR stock opened at $125.35 on Friday. Emerson Electric Co. has a twelve month low of $90.06 and a twelve month high of $165.15. The stock has a market capitalization of $70.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a quick ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $144.50 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $137.70.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.46 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.41 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $4.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.37 billion. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 12.72% and a return on equity of 17.25%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.38 EPS. 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 anticipate that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 13th were given a dividend of $0.555 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 13th. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.8%. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 54.28%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently commented on EMR. HSBC boosted their price objective on Emerson Electric from $165.00 to $170.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Evercore upped their price target on Emerson Electric from $170.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $153.00 to $176.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. TD Cowen cut shares of Emerson Electric from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $150.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Finally, KeyCorp raised their price objective on Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $185.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $164.14.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 5,700 shares of Emerson Electric stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $142.32, for a total transaction of $811,224.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 281,393 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $40,047,851.76. This trade represents a 1.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Matthew S. Levatich sold 1,476 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $162.16, for a total value of $239,348.16. Following the sale, the director owned 24,349 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,948,433.84. This represents a 5.72% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 13,879 shares of company stock worth $2,116,818. Corporate insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

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.