Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC Has $3.53 Million Stock Position in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC lessened its stake in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 15.8% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 26,957 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 5,070 shares during the quarter. Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $3,532,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in EMR. Essex Financial Services Inc. lifted its position in Emerson Electric by 5.5% in the 1st quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 10,322 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,352,000 after acquiring an additional 541 shares in the last quarter. Cassia Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in Emerson Electric during the 1st quarter worth about $205,000. Vertrix Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the 1st quarter valued at about $4,209,000. Impact Partnership Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the first quarter valued at about $293,000. Finally, Financial & Tax Architects LLC boosted its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 32.6% during the first quarter. Financial & Tax Architects LLC now owns 4,685 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $614,000 after buying an additional 1,152 shares during the period. 74.30% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Wolfe Research decreased their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $176.00 to $169.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Sanford C. Bernstein started 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. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group decreased their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $177.00 to $156.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 15th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Emerson Electric has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $163.32.

Emerson Electric Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE EMR opened at $139.57 on Thursday. 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 stock has a 50 day moving average price of $141.16 and a 200 day moving average price of $141.59. The stock has a market capitalization of $78.17 billion, a PE ratio of 32.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.29 and a beta of 1.25. Emerson Electric Co. has a 52 week low of $122.64 and a 52 week high of $165.15.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.54 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.53 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $4.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.59 billion. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.18% and a net margin of 13.35%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.48 EPS. 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. Analysts predict that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

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