Advisors Management Group Inc. ADV Sells 4,676 Shares of Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Advisors Management Group Inc. ADV trimmed its position in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 11.0% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 37,897 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 4,676 shares during the period. Advisors Management Group Inc. ADV’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $4,965,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Simplicity Wealth LLC raised its holdings in Emerson Electric by 9.5% in the 1st quarter. Simplicity Wealth LLC now owns 5,053 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $662,000 after buying an additional 439 shares during the last quarter. Candriam S.C.A. increased its position in Emerson Electric by 0.8% in the 1st quarter. Candriam S.C.A. now owns 522,004 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $68,393,000 after acquiring an additional 3,970 shares during the period. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 10.6% during the first quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 30,680 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $4,020,000 after acquiring an additional 2,929 shares during the last quarter. DMC Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 3.0% during the first quarter. DMC Group LLC now owns 6,502 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $852,000 after purchasing an additional 189 shares during the period. Finally, Accredited Investors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 2.9% in the first quarter. Accredited Investors Inc. now owns 2,938 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $385,000 after purchasing an additional 82 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

EMR has been the topic of several recent research reports. Daiwa Securities Group cut their target price on Emerson Electric from $177.00 to $156.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 15th. Wolfe Research lowered their price objective on Emerson Electric from $176.00 to $169.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Sanford C. Bernstein started coverage on shares of Emerson Electric in a research report on Wednesday, June 10th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $175.00 target price for the company. Finally, DA Davidson assumed coverage on shares of Emerson Electric in a report on Tuesday, June 16th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $145.00 price target for the company. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Emerson Electric has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $163.32.

Emerson Electric Stock Performance

EMR stock opened at $138.90 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $77.80 billion, a PE ratio of 32.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 1.25. 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 price of $140.81 and a 200-day moving average price of $141.76. Emerson Electric Co. has a 1-year low of $122.64 and a 1-year high of $165.15.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.54 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.53 by $0.01. The company 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 firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company 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. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

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