NBH Bank Invests $1.20 Million in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Key Points

• NBH Bank acquired 8,365 Emerson Electric shares during the second quarter, representing an investment of approximately $1.20 million. Institutional investors and hedge funds collectively own 74.3% of the company.
• Analysts maintain a generally positive outlook, with 13 Buy, 10 Hold, and 1 Sell rating. Emerson has a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating and an average price target of $167.83.
• Emerson exceeded quarterly earnings expectations, reporting $1.71 EPS versus the $1.68 consensus and $4.87 billion in revenue. The company also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.555 per share, yielding approximately 1.5% annually.

NBH Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 8,365 shares of the industrial products company's stock, valued at approximately $1,197,000.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Basso Capital Management L.P. purchased a new position in Emerson Electric in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Allied Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Finally, Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Emerson Electric in the second quarter worth approximately $29,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.30% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Emerson Electric

In related news, CEO Surendralal Karsanbhai sold 9,650 shares of the company's stock in a transaction 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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 271,743 shares in the company, valued at approximately $43,997,909.13. This represents a 3.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.23% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently weighed in on EMR. HSBC raised their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $170.00 to $180.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. KeyCorp dropped their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $185.00 to $170.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, July 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Emerson Electric from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $157.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Friday, July 17th. Rothschild & Co Redburn upped their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $165.00 to $180.00 in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Stephens increased their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $160.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Emerson Electric has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $167.83.

Emerson Electric Stock Up 1.8%

NYSE EMR opened at $152.88 on Friday. Emerson Electric Co. has a twelve month low of $122.64 and a twelve month high of $166.35. The stock has a market cap of $85.63 billion, a PE ratio of 33.45, a PEG ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.24. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $149.35 and a 200 day simple moving average of $143.45. 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 (NYSE:EMR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.68 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $4.87 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.80 billion. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.58% and a net margin of 13.83%.The company's quarterly revenue was up .0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company 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. On average, research analysts forecast that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.55 EPS for the current year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The company 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. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. Emerson Electric's payout ratio is currently 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.

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