Pacer Advisors Inc. Sells 4,898 Shares of Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Pacer Advisors Inc. lessened its stake in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 9.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 47,412 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 4,898 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $6,293,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Lynch Investment Planning LLC purchased a new position in shares of Emerson Electric during the fourth quarter valued at $427,000. Monetary Solutions Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the fourth quarter valued at about $491,000. Phillip James Consulting Co. purchased a new stake in Emerson Electric in the fourth quarter worth about $59,000. Kera Capital Partners Inc. grew its holdings in Emerson Electric by 109.8% during the 4th quarter. Kera Capital Partners Inc. now owns 5,407 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $795,000 after acquiring an additional 2,830 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Walser Wealth Management Company A Ltd Liability Co purchased a new position in Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter valued at about $237,000. Institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently commented on EMR. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Wolfe Research dropped their target price on Emerson Electric from $176.00 to $169.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on Emerson Electric from $161.00 to $169.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group dropped their price objective on Emerson Electric from $177.00 to $156.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 15th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $162.96.

Emerson Electric Trading Up 0.2%

Emerson Electric stock opened at $150.99 on Monday. Emerson Electric Co. has a 52 week low of $122.64 and a 52 week high of $165.15. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $141.19 and a 200 day moving average price of $141.16. The company has a quick ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The company has a market capitalization of $84.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.25.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 business had revenue of $4.56 billion during 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 business’s quarterly revenue was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $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. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.49 EPS for the current year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th were issued a $0.555 dividend. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 15th. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio is presently 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.