Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) Given Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) has been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-four ratings firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, ten have given a hold recommendation, twelve have issued a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $163.7727.

Several brokerages recently issued reports on EMR. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on shares of Emerson Electric in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. They issued a “buy” rating and a $175.00 price target for the company. BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Loop Capital increased their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $140.00 to $144.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th.

Emerson Electric Trading Up 3.7%

NYSE:EMR opened at $142.14 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $139.52 and a 200 day moving average of $140.45. Emerson Electric has a 52 week low of $122.64 and a 52 week high of $165.15. The company has a quick ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The firm has a market capitalization of $79.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.83, a P/E/G ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.25.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.54 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.53 by $0.01. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 13.35% and a return on equity of 17.18%. The business had revenue of $4.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.59 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.48 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. 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, research analysts predict that Emerson Electric will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Investors of record on Friday, May 15th were given a dividend of $0.555 per share. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 15th. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio is 51.27%.

Institutional Trading of Emerson Electric

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 229.1% in the fourth quarter. Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker Inc. now owns 46,467 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $6,167,000 after buying an additional 32,346 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 0.4% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 54,330,938 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $7,127,132,000 after buying an additional 201,040 shares during the last quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 88.4% in the third quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 19,197 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,518,000 after buying an additional 9,009 shares during the last quarter. Caprock Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the third quarter worth approximately $3,359,000. Finally, Azzad Asset Management Inc. ADV boosted its holdings in shares of Emerson Electric by 31.4% in the third quarter. Azzad Asset Management Inc. ADV now owns 51,658 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $6,777,000 after buying an additional 12,353 shares during the last quarter. 74.30% of the stock is currently owned by 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.