Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. Purchases New Holdings in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. acquired a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 88,630 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,687,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Basso Capital Management L.P. bought a new position in shares of Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Allied Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Emerson Electric in the second quarter valued at about $27,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. acquired a new position in Emerson Electric in the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC acquired a new position in Emerson Electric in the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Finally, Ares Financial Consulting LLC bought a new position in Emerson Electric during the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. 74.30% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Emerson Electric

In related news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 9,650 shares of Emerson Electric stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of 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 filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently weighed in on EMR. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Emerson Electric from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $157.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 17th. BNP Paribas Exane boosted their price target on Emerson Electric from $180.00 to $185.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Rothschild & Co Redburn upped their price target on Emerson Electric from $165.00 to $180.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Emerson Electric from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $169.00 to $186.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 14th. Thirteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $166.96.

Emerson Electric Stock Performance

NYSE:EMR opened at $157.60 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $88.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a current ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. Emerson Electric Co. has a 1 year low of $122.64 and a 1 year high of $166.35. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $147.50 and a 200-day moving average of $143.31.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.71 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.68 by $0.03. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.58% and a net margin of 13.83%.The business had revenue of $4.87 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.80 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.52 EPS. Emerson Electric’s revenue for the quarter was up .0% on a year-over-year basis. 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, sell-side analysts anticipate that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.555 per share. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio is presently 48.58%.

About Emerson Electric

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.