Canada Post Corp Registered Pension Plan acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 8,446 shares of the industrial products company's stock, valued at approximately $1,047,000.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB lifted its stake in Emerson Electric by 120.1% during the third quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 56,341 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $6,162,000 after purchasing an additional 30,741 shares during the period. Stokes Family Office LLC grew its position in Emerson Electric by 94.8% in the fourth quarter. Stokes Family Office LLC now owns 9,206 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $1,141,000 after acquiring an additional 4,480 shares during the period. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. raised its stake in Emerson Electric by 8.3% during the fourth quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 82,201 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $10,187,000 after acquiring an additional 6,321 shares in the last quarter. World Investment Advisors boosted its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 41.2% in the 4th quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 20,823 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $2,581,000 after purchasing an additional 6,079 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Howland Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 13.0% in the 4th quarter. Howland Capital Management LLC now owns 26,494 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $3,283,000 after purchasing an additional 3,054 shares during the last quarter. 74.30% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Emerson Electric Trading Up 0.9 %
EMR traded up $0.88 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $99.55. 2,878,399 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,921,430. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a current ratio of 1.54. The stock has a market capitalization of $56.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.76, a PEG ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 1.28. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $111.55 and its 200 day simple moving average is $119.08. Emerson Electric Co. has a one year low of $90.06 and a one year high of $134.85.
Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.38 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.28 by $0.10. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 13.74% and a return on equity of 12.08%. As a group, analysts forecast that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th were issued a $0.5275 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 14th. This represents a $2.11 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.12%. Emerson Electric's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 50.36%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
EMR has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. StockNews.com lowered shares of Emerson Electric from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, April 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on Emerson Electric from $135.00 to $110.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. Citigroup cut their price objective on Emerson Electric from $132.00 to $119.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Royal Bank of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and set a $138.00 target price on shares of Emerson Electric in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, Daiwa America raised Emerson Electric to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating, twelve have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $131.67.
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Emerson Electric Co, a technology and software company, provides various solutions for customers in industrial, commercial, and consumer markets in the Americas, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. It operates in six segments: Final Control, Control Systems & Software, Measurement & Analytical, AspenTech, Discrete Automation, and Safety & Productivity.
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