Forsta AP Fonden Decreases Position in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Forsta AP Fonden reduced its stake in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 3.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 112,700 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 4,600 shares during the quarter. Forsta AP Fonden’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $14,958,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Emerson Electric by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 54,909,180 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $7,287,546,000 after acquiring an additional 578,242 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 76,488 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the fourth quarter valued at $1,050,040,000. Schroder Investment Management Group increased its stake 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 worth $945,227,000 after buying an additional 859,171 shares during the period. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Emerson Electric by 14.8% in the 4th quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 7,191,118 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $954,405,000 after buying an additional 928,548 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on EMR. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft downgraded Emerson Electric from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $170.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. HSBC boosted their price target on Emerson Electric from $165.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on Emerson Electric from $161.00 to $169.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Evercore increased their target price on Emerson Electric from $170.00 to $185.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Twelve analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $163.24.

Emerson Electric Stock Up 1.5%

NYSE:EMR opened at $143.91 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a current ratio of 0.87. The company has a market capitalization of $80.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.30 and a beta of 1.26. Emerson Electric Co. has a one year low of $117.16 and a one year high of $165.15. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $137.27 and a 200 day simple moving average of $139.58.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.54 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.53 by $0.01. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 13.35% and a return on equity of 17.18%. The firm had revenue of $4.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.59 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.48 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Emerson Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.450-6.550 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.650-1.700 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.49 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.555 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 15th. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio is 51.27%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Emerson Electric

In related news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 5,700 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $142.32, for a total transaction of $811,224.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 281,393 shares in the company, valued at $40,047,851.76. This represents a 1.99% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

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.