Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) Price Target Raised to $155.00

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) had its price target raised by DA Davidson from $145.00 to $155.00 in a report published on Monday morning,Benzinga reports. DA Davidson currently has a neutral rating on the industrial products company’s stock.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on EMR. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a research report on Friday, July 31st. BNP Paribas Exane lifted their price target on Emerson Electric from $180.00 to $185.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on Emerson Electric from $169.00 to $179.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Stephens raised their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $160.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, 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 report on Monday, July 13th. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $167.39.

Emerson Electric Price Performance

NYSE EMR opened at $158.30 on Monday. Emerson Electric has a 1 year low of $122.64 and a 1 year high of $166.35. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $148.57 and a 200 day simple moving average of $143.49. The company has a current ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The company has a market cap of $88.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.64, a P/E/G ratio of 2.30 and a beta of 1.24.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.71 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.68 by $0.03. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 13.83% and a return on equity of 17.58%. The firm had revenue of $4.87 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.80 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.52 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up .0% on a year-over-year basis. 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, sell-side analysts predict that Emerson Electric will post 6.56 EPS for the current year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.555 per share. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. Emerson Electric’s payout ratio is presently 48.58%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Emerson Electric

In other news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 9,650 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $161.91, for a total value of $1,562,431.50. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 271,743 shares in the company, valued at approximately $43,997,909.13. This represents a 3.43% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Emerson Electric

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. ABS Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter valued at $858,900,000. Basso Capital Management L.P. bought a new position in Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Allied Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Emerson Electric in the second quarter valued at about $27,000. Orion Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Emerson Electric during the second quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric during the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. 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.