V Square Quantitative Management LLC Has $525,000 Holdings in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR)

V Square Quantitative Management LLC raised its position in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 6.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,235 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after buying an additional 258 shares during the period. V Square Quantitative Management LLC’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $525,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vontobel Holding Ltd. boosted its position in Emerson Electric by 5.5% in the fourth quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 171,546 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $21,260,000 after buying an additional 8,971 shares in the last quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC boosted its position in Emerson Electric by 5.0% in the fourth quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC now owns 2,719 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $337,000 after buying an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Buckhead Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Emerson Electric during the fourth quarter worth approximately $2,126,000. SFE Investment Counsel lifted its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 4.0% during the fourth quarter. SFE Investment Counsel now owns 6,005 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $744,000 after purchasing an additional 230 shares in the last quarter. Finally, G&S Capital LLC lifted its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. G&S Capital LLC now owns 6,642 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $823,000 after purchasing an additional 222 shares in the last quarter. 74.30% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Daiwa America upgraded shares of Emerson Electric to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. UBS Group assumed coverage on shares of Emerson Electric in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $135.00 target price on the stock. BNP Paribas initiated coverage on shares of Emerson Electric in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $155.00 target price on the stock. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $116.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $137.00 to $135.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating, fifteen have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $136.90.

Emerson Electric Stock Down 1.6 %

Shares of EMR stock opened at $123.30 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $125.73 and a 200-day moving average of $117.10. The company has a quick ratio of 1.40, a current ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. Emerson Electric Co. has a 12-month low of $96.62 and a 12-month high of $134.85. The company has a market capitalization of $70.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.43, a P/E/G ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 1.34.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.38 EPS for the quarter, topping 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, equities research analysts predict that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.95 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 10th. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.5275 per share. This represents a $2.11 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.71%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 14th. Emerson Electric’s payout ratio is 50.36%.

Emerson Electric Company Profile

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.