Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund Purchases 193,330 Shares of Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund boosted its position in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 44.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 630,609 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 193,330 shares during the period. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund owned about 0.11% of Emerson Electric worth $83,694,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. bought a new position in Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Ares Financial Consulting LLC bought a new position in Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Emerson Electric during the 2nd quarter valued at about $29,000. Quattro Advisors LLC bought a new position in Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, Steph & Co. bought a new position in Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter valued at about $33,000. 74.30% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have commented on the stock. Barclays upped their target price 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. Sanford C. Bernstein assumed coverage on shares of Emerson Electric in a research note on Wednesday, June 10th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $175.00 target price on the stock. Wolfe Research dropped their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $176.00 to $169.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Emerson Electric presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $163.77.

Emerson Electric Price Performance

Shares of EMR opened at $143.06 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $139.73 and a 200-day moving average price of $140.55. Emerson Electric Co. has a fifty-two week low of $122.64 and a fifty-two week high of $165.15. The stock has a market capitalization of $80.13 billion, a PE ratio of 33.04, a PEG ratio of 2.28 and a beta of 1.25. 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 announced 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. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 13.35% and a return on equity of 17.18%. The firm had revenue of $4.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.59 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.48 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Equities analysts predict that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th were given a $0.555 dividend. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a dividend 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%.

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.