Matrix Private Capital Group LLC Buys New Holdings in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Matrix Private Capital Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 4,595 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $602,000.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Basso Capital Management L.P. bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the 4th quarter worth $25,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. bought a new position in shares of Emerson Electric during the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC purchased a new position in Emerson Electric during the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Ares Financial Consulting LLC purchased a new position in Emerson Electric during the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter worth about $29,000. 74.30% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

EMR has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. DA Davidson began coverage on Emerson Electric in a research report on Tuesday, June 16th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $145.00 target price for the company. Barclays lifted their target price on Emerson Electric from $140.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Emerson Electric from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $157.00 price objective for the company in a report on Friday, July 17th. Thirteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $162.36.

Emerson Electric Price Performance

Emerson Electric stock opened at $147.94 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $82.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.17, a PEG ratio of 2.36 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 company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.87 and a quick ratio of 0.64. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $140.81 and a 200-day moving average price of $142.07.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last issued 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 company 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%. Emerson Electric’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company 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, equities research analysts forecast that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.49 EPS for the current year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

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