ProShare Advisors LLC Grows Stake in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

ProShare Advisors LLC lifted its position in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 6.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,321,912 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after buying an additional 85,747 shares during the period. ProShare Advisors LLC’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $175,444,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Ares Financial Consulting LLC purchased a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the 4th quarter worth $29,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter worth $29,000. Steph & Co. purchased a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the 4th quarter worth $33,000. Wealth Watch Advisors INC bought a new position in Emerson Electric in the 3rd quarter worth $33,000. Finally, Strategic Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Emerson Electric in the 4th quarter worth $41,000. 74.30% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Emerson Electric news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 5,700 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $142.32, for a total transaction of $811,224.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 281,393 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $40,047,851.76. This trade represents a 1.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 0.23% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Emerson Electric Price Performance

NYSE:EMR opened at $132.10 on Tuesday. 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 business’s 50-day simple moving average is $136.91 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $139.48. The stock has a market cap of $73.99 billion, a PE ratio of 30.51, a P/E/G ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 1.26. Emerson Electric Co. has a 52 week low of $114.83 and a 52 week high of $165.15.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.54 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.53 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $4.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.59 billion. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.18% and a net margin of 13.35%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.48 earnings per share. 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 forecast that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.49 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.555 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 15th. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 51.27%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

EMR has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. HSBC raised their target price on Emerson Electric from $165.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Barclays raised their target price on Emerson Electric from $140.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Evercore raised their target price on Emerson Electric from $170.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Oppenheimer reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $163.24.

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.