Arax Advisory Partners Trims Holdings in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Arax Advisory Partners cut its stake in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 53.7% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 22,154 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 25,698 shares during the quarter. Arax Advisory Partners’ holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $2,940,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in EMR. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Emerson Electric during the fourth quarter valued at $1,050,040,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its stake in Emerson Electric by 185.7% during the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,192,982 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $418,730,000 after buying an additional 2,075,425 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in Emerson Electric by 20.6% during the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 6,262,570 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $821,524,000 after buying an additional 1,069,122 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its stake in Emerson Electric by 17.8% during the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 6,198,148 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $822,618,000 after buying an additional 938,051 shares during the period. Finally, Schroder Investment Management Group boosted its stake in Emerson Electric by 13.5% during the third quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 7,205,569 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $945,227,000 after buying an additional 859,171 shares during the period. 74.30% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on Emerson Electric in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. They set a “buy” rating and a $175.00 price objective for the company. Daiwa Securities Group dropped their price objective on Emerson Electric from $177.00 to $156.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 15th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Sanford C. Bernstein began coverage on Emerson Electric in a research note on Wednesday, June 10th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $175.00 price target for the company. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a research note on Monday, May 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $163.77.

Emerson Electric Trading Down 0.0%

NYSE EMR opened at $143.06 on Monday. Emerson Electric Co. has a 1-year low of $122.64 and a 1-year high of $165.15. The company has a current ratio of 0.87, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $139.73 and a 200-day moving average of $140.55. The firm has a market cap of $80.13 billion, a PE ratio of 33.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.28 and a beta of 1.25.

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 analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.53 by $0.01. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.18% and a net margin of 13.35%.The company 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 company posted $1.48 EPS. Emerson Electric’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. 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. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.49 EPS for the current year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Investors of record on Friday, May 15th were issued a dividend of $0.555 per share. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 15th. Emerson Electric’s payout ratio is currently 51.27%.

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.