Leo Wealth LLC Invests $2.82 Million in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Leo Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 21,255 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,821,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in EMR. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Emerson Electric by 0.4% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 54,330,938 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $7,127,132,000 after buying an additional 201,040 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 3.0% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 27,053,019 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,606,979,000 after acquiring an additional 784,987 shares during the period. Schroder Investment Management Group raised its position in Emerson Electric by 13.5% during the 3rd quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 7,205,569 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $945,227,000 after purchasing an additional 859,171 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in Emerson Electric by 20.6% in the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 6,262,570 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $821,524,000 after acquiring an additional 1,069,122 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 29.2% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 5,260,097 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $690,020,000 after purchasing an additional 1,187,974 shares during the period. 74.30% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Emerson Electric Stock Performance

Shares of Emerson Electric stock opened at $131.71 on Monday. 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 has a market cap of $74.02 billion, a PE ratio of 32.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 1.28. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $142.66 and its 200-day simple moving average is $137.60. Emerson Electric Co. has a 52 week low of $90.06 and a 52 week high of $165.15.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last issued 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 business had revenue of $4.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.37 billion. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.25% and a net margin of 12.72%.The company’s revenue was up 4.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.38 earnings per share. 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. Equities analysts forecast that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 13th were paid a $0.555 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 13th. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 54.28%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 5,700 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $142.32, for a total value of $811,224.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 281,393 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $40,047,851.76. This represents a 1.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, VP Nicholas J. Piazza sold 6,703 shares of Emerson Electric stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the vice president directly owned 31,664 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,036,792.48. This trade represents a 17.47% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 13,879 shares of company stock worth $2,116,818 over the last 90 days. 0.23% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

EMR has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft downgraded shares of Emerson Electric from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $170.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. HSBC increased their price objective on Emerson Electric from $165.00 to $170.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on shares of Emerson Electric in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. They set a “buy” rating and a $175.00 target price for the company. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Emerson Electric from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 9th. Twelve analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Emerson Electric presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $163.43.

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.