Elevated Capital Advisors LLC Decreases Stock Holdings in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Elevated Capital Advisors LLC reduced its stake in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 70.8% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 2,823 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 6,850 shares during the quarter. Elevated Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $370,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

EMR has been the topic of several recent research reports. Wolfe Research decreased their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $176.00 to $169.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a report on Monday, May 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $161.00 to $169.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $140.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $163.32.

Emerson Electric Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of EMR stock opened at $138.90 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $77.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.08, a PEG 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 firm 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 twelve month low of $122.64 and a twelve month high of $165.15.

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, topping the consensus estimate of $1.53 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $4.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.59 billion. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 13.35% and a return on equity of 17.18%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last 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. Research analysts forecast that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th were paid a $0.555 dividend. 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 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.