First Nebraska Trust Co Takes $5.19 Million Position in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

First Nebraska Trust Co acquired a new position in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund acquired 39,616 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,190,000.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 74.1% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 11,392 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,412,000 after purchasing an additional 4,850 shares in the last quarter. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd bought a new position in Emerson Electric during the first quarter worth about $232,000. Caxton Associates LLP acquired a new position in Emerson Electric in the first quarter valued at about $275,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the second quarter worth about $203,000. Finally, Jump Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 121.5% during the 2nd quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 10,543 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,406,000 after purchasing an additional 5,783 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

EMR has been the topic of several research analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Emerson Electric from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $157.00 target price on the stock in a report on Friday, July 17th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a report on Monday, May 4th. Wolfe Research reduced their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $176.00 to $169.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note 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 research note on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Thirteen 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 data from MarketBeat.com, Emerson Electric currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $162.36.

Emerson Electric Trading Up 1.0%

Shares of NYSE:EMR opened at $150.10 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $142.38 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $142.25. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $84.07 billion, a PE ratio of 34.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.26 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 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.53 by $0.01. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.18% and a net margin of 13.35%.The company had revenue of $4.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.59 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.48 EPS. Emerson Electric’s revenue for the quarter 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. On average, equities analysts forecast that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.49 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

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