Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI Reduces Holdings in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI cut its stake in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 15.3% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 21,347 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 3,850 shares during the period. Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $2,797,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker Inc. increased its position in Emerson Electric by 229.1% in the 4th quarter. Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker Inc. now owns 46,467 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $6,167,000 after acquiring an additional 32,346 shares during the period. Forbes J M & Co. LLP lifted its position in Emerson Electric by 692.5% during the 4th quarter. Forbes J M & Co. LLP now owns 95,811 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $12,716,000 after acquiring an additional 83,721 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 863.9% in the 4th quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 548,823 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $72,840,000 after purchasing an additional 491,883 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 14.8% in the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 7,191,118 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $954,405,000 after purchasing an additional 928,548 shares during the period. Finally, Truist Financial Corp raised its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 4.6% during the fourth quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 1,185,160 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $157,294,000 after purchasing an additional 52,440 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently weighed in on EMR. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on Emerson Electric from $161.00 to $169.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Barclays upped 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 report on Wednesday, May 6th. Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $175.00 to $169.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 in a report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target 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. Thirteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Emerson Electric has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $162.36.

Emerson Electric Price Performance

Emerson Electric stock opened at $139.25 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $78.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 1.25. Emerson Electric Co. has a one year low of $122.64 and a one year high of $165.15. The business has a fifty day moving average of $140.33 and a two-hundred day moving average of $141.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a current ratio of 0.87.

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 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 analysts’ expectations of $4.59 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.48 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. 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, analysts predict that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

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