Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) Price Target Lowered to $169.00 at Sanford C. Bernstein

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) had its price objective cut by equities researchers at Sanford C. Bernstein from $175.00 to $169.00 in a research report issued on Monday,MarketScreener reports. The firm presently has an “outperform” rating on the industrial products company’s stock. Sanford C. Bernstein’s price objective points to a potential upside of 22.09% from the company’s previous close.

EMR has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Wolfe Research lowered their target price on Emerson Electric from $176.00 to $169.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Daiwa Securities Group decreased their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $177.00 to $156.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 15th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a research note on Monday, May 4th. KeyCorp dropped their target price 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. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on Emerson Electric from $161.00 to $169.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Thirteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Emerson Electric currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $162.36.

Emerson Electric Price Performance

EMR stock opened at $138.42 on Monday. Emerson Electric has a 1 year low of $122.64 and a 1 year high of $165.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a current ratio of 0.87. The firm has a market cap of $77.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.23 and a beta of 1.25. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $140.35 and a 200-day simple moving average of $141.86.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.53 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $4.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.59 billion. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.18% and a net margin of 13.35%.Emerson Electric’s revenue was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.48 earnings per share. Emerson Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.450-6.550 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.650-1.700 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Emerson Electric will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Emerson Electric

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the fourth quarter valued at $1,050,040,000. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 13.1% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 19,941,844 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,612,780,000 after buying an additional 2,302,055 shares during the period. Janus Henderson Group PLC raised its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 95.7% in the first quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 2,207,707 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $289,262,000 after purchasing an additional 1,079,665 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 17.8% during the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 6,198,148 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $822,618,000 after purchasing an additional 938,051 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Emerson Electric by 14.8% during the 4th quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 7,191,118 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $954,405,000 after purchasing an additional 928,548 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Emerson Electric Company 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.