Candriam S.C.A. Acquires 3,970 Shares of Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Candriam S.C.A. lifted its stake in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 0.8% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 522,004 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after buying an additional 3,970 shares during the quarter. Candriam S.C.A. owned about 0.09% of Emerson Electric worth $68,393,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of EMR. Basso Capital Management L.P. bought a new stake in Emerson Electric in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC bought a new stake in Emerson Electric in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Ares Financial Consulting LLC acquired a new position in Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Finally, Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Emerson Electric in the second quarter worth approximately $29,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a report on Monday, May 4th. Wolfe Research cut their target price on Emerson Electric from $176.00 to $169.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. DA Davidson began coverage on shares of Emerson Electric in a research report on Tuesday, June 16th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $145.00 price target for the company. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $161.00 to $169.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. 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 analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $163.32.

Emerson Electric Trading Up 0.8%

NYSE EMR opened at $138.90 on Friday. 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 business has a fifty day simple moving average of $140.81 and a 200 day simple moving average of $141.76. Emerson Electric Co. has a 12 month low of $122.64 and a 12 month high of $165.15. The firm has a market capitalization of $77.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.08, a PEG ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 1.25.

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

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

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

Emerson Electric Company 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.