Brokerages Set Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) PT at $166.96

Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-four research firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $167.3913.

Several research firms recently weighed in on EMR. Barclays upped their price target on Emerson Electric from $140.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $174.00 to $182.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Sanford C. Bernstein increased their target price on Emerson Electric from $169.00 to $186.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 14th. Wall Street Zen raised Emerson Electric from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 8th. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group decreased their target price on Emerson Electric from $177.00 to $156.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 15th.

Emerson Electric Stock Performance

Shares of EMR opened at $154.97 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.90 and a quick ratio of 0.66. Emerson Electric has a one year low of $122.64 and a one year high of $166.35. The firm has a market capitalization of $86.80 billion, a PE ratio of 33.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $148.38 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $143.44.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.71 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.68 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $4.87 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.80 billion. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.58% and a net margin of 13.83%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up .0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $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, analysts anticipate that Emerson Electric will post 6.56 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Investors 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 yield of 1.4%. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio is 48.58%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Emerson Electric news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 9,650 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $161.91, for a total transaction of $1,562,431.50. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 271,743 shares in the company, valued at approximately $43,997,909.13. The trade was a 3.43% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of EMR. Rooted Wealth Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. Rooted Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 2,195 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $291,000 after purchasing an additional 64 shares during the last quarter. Raiffeisen Bank International AG increased its stake in Emerson Electric by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. Raiffeisen Bank International AG now owns 14,777 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,110,000 after buying an additional 68 shares during the period. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC raised its position in Emerson Electric by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 3,098 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $411,000 after buying an additional 72 shares during the last quarter. Zhang Financial LLC raised its position in Emerson Electric by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. Zhang Financial LLC now owns 2,892 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $384,000 after buying an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Klingman & Associates LLC lifted its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Klingman & Associates LLC now owns 5,680 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $754,000 after acquiring an additional 78 shares during the period. 74.30% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.