Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. Takes Position in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund purchased 5,800 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $770,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in Emerson Electric by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 16,888 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,241,000 after buying an additional 354 shares during the period. Kestra Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in Emerson Electric by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 237,892 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $31,573,000 after acquiring an additional 5,205 shares in the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust grew its holdings in Emerson Electric by 6.3% during the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 16,061 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,132,000 after acquiring an additional 947 shares in the last quarter. River Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Emerson Electric by 9.5% during the 4th quarter. River Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,697 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $225,000 after acquiring an additional 147 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Visionary Wealth Advisors grew its holdings in Emerson Electric by 128.2% during the 4th quarter. Visionary Wealth Advisors now owns 101,053 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $13,412,000 after acquiring an additional 56,768 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently commented on EMR shares. Daiwa Securities Group decreased their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $177.00 to $156.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 15th. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on shares of Emerson Electric in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. They issued a “buy” rating and a $175.00 price target for the company. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $140.00 to $144.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein initiated coverage on shares of Emerson Electric in a research report on Wednesday, June 10th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $175.00 price objective on the stock. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $163.77.

Emerson Electric Stock Down 0.0%

NYSE EMR opened at $143.06 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.87 and a quick ratio of 0.64. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $139.73 and its 200 day simple moving average is $140.55. Emerson Electric Co. has a 12 month low of $122.64 and a 12 month high of $165.15. The company has a market capitalization of $80.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.04, a PEG ratio of 2.28 and a beta of 1.25.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.53 by $0.01. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 13.35% and a return on equity of 17.18%. The business had revenue of $4.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.59 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.48 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue 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. Equities research analysts expect that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

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

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.