Teacher Retirement System of Texas Has $16.94 Million Stock Position in Emerson Electric Co. $EMR

Key Points

• Teacher Retirement System of Texas cut its stake in Emerson Electric by 13.9% in Q4, selling 20,650 shares and leaving it with 127,618 shares valued at $16.94 million, while institutional investors own about 74.3% of the stock.
• Emerson beat Q4 EPS expectations ($1.46 vs. $1.41) with revenue of $4.35 billion, set FY2026 EPS guidance of $6.40–$6.55 (analysts' average 6.51), and trades at a market cap of ~$79.5 billion with a P/E of 34.6 and a 1.6% dividend yield.
• Insiders have been net sellers recently: the CEO sold 5,700 shares at ~$142.32 and a director sold 1,476 shares, with insiders disposing of 13,879 shares worth about $2.12 million in the last quarter (insider ownership ~0.23%).

Teacher Retirement System of Texas lowered its holdings in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR - Free Report) by 13.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 127,618 shares of the industrial products company's stock after selling 20,650 shares during the quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas' holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $16,937,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EMR. Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker Inc. lifted its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 229.1% in the 4th quarter. Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker Inc. now owns 46,467 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $6,167,000 after acquiring an additional 32,346 shares during the period. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $950,000. Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $823,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 54,330,938 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $7,127,132,000 after acquiring an additional 201,040 shares during the period. Finally, Caprock Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $3,359,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.30% of the company's stock.

Emerson Electric Price Performance

Shares of EMR stock opened at $141.38 on Friday. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $139.70 and its 200 day simple moving average is $138.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.84 and a quick ratio of 0.62. The firm has a market cap of $79.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.57, a P/E/G ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.28. Emerson Electric Co. has a one year low of $102.84 and a one year high of $165.15.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.46 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $4.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.37 billion. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.25% and a net margin of 12.72%.Emerson Electric's quarterly revenue was up 4.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.38 EPS. Emerson Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.400-6.550 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.500-1.550 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Emerson Electric Co. will post 6.51 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 13th were given a $0.555 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 13th. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. Emerson Electric's payout ratio is presently 54.28%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Emerson Electric

In other Emerson Electric news, Director Matthew S. Levatich sold 1,476 shares of Emerson Electric stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $162.16, for a total value of $239,348.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 24,349 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,948,433.84. The trade was a 5.72% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 5,700 shares of Emerson Electric stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $142.32, for a total value of $811,224.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 281,393 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $40,047,851.76. The trade was a 1.99% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders sold 13,879 shares of company stock worth $2,116,818. 0.23% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

EMR has been the subject of a number of research reports. HSBC raised their price objective on Emerson Electric from $165.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Oppenheimer reiterated a "market perform" rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. UBS Group raised Emerson Electric from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price target for the company from $131.00 to $168.00 in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price target on Emerson Electric from $176.00 to $161.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Finally, Stephens boosted their price target on Emerson Electric from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Twelve 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 company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $162.38.

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.

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