Valtrion Capital Management LLC Invests $785,000 in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Valtrion Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor bought 5,483 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $785,000. Emerson Electric makes up approximately 0.6% of Valtrion Capital Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 27th biggest holding.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in Emerson Electric in the second quarter valued at approximately $6,193,425,000. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 27,483,440 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,647,602,000 after acquiring an additional 541,887 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 13.1% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 19,941,844 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,612,780,000 after purchasing an additional 2,302,055 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 12,328,324 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,628,638,000 after purchasing an additional 76,488 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its position in Emerson Electric by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 10,840,109 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,438,699,000 after purchasing an additional 134,049 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Emerson Electric

In related news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 9,650 shares of Emerson Electric stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $161.91, for a total value of $1,562,431.50. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 271,743 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $43,997,909.13. The trade was a 3.43% 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

EMR stock opened at $154.97 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $86.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.91, a PEG ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $148.38 and a 200-day moving average price of $143.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 0.90. Emerson Electric Co. has a 52-week low of $122.64 and a 52-week high of $166.35.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.71 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.68 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $4.87 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.80 billion. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 13.83% and a return on equity of 17.58%. Emerson Electric’s revenue for the quarter was up .0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.52 earnings per share. Emerson Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.550-6.550 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.850-1.850 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.56 EPS for the current year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be given a dividend of $0.555 per share. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 48.58%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have weighed in on EMR shares. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $174.00 to $182.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. BNP Paribas Exane raised their price objective on Emerson Electric from $180.00 to $185.00 in a report on Thursday, August 6th. DA Davidson boosted their price objective on Emerson Electric from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their target price on Emerson Electric from $169.00 to $186.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 14th. Finally, Stephens lifted their price target on Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $160.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Emerson Electric presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $167.39.

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.