Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) Reaches New 12-Month High – Here’s Why

Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $152.50 and last traded at $148.7380, with a volume of 625979 shares. The stock had previously closed at $148.42.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on EMR shares. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Emerson Electric from $140.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. UBS Group upgraded shares of Emerson Electric from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the company from $131.00 to $168.00 in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Oppenheimer restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, TD Cowen lowered shares of Emerson Electric from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $150.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Emerson Electric presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $154.76.

Emerson Electric Stock Down 2.4%

The stock has a market capitalization of $82.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.40, a PEG ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.65. The business has a fifty day moving average of $139.49 and a 200 day moving average of $135.95.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.62 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.62. The company had revenue of $4.86 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.91 billion. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 15.87% and a net margin of 12.73%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.48 earnings per share. Emerson Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.350-6.550 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.400-1.400 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Emerson Electric Co. will post 5.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Emerson Electric Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 14th were paid a $0.555 dividend. This is a positive change from Emerson Electric’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 14th. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. Emerson Electric’s payout ratio is presently 54.95%.

Emerson Electric announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, November 5th that permits the company to repurchase $0.00 in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the industrial products company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Activity at Emerson Electric

In other news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 7,263 shares of Emerson Electric stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $133.00, for a total value of $965,979.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 196,292 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,106,836. The trade was a 3.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.23% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Emerson Electric

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Ares Financial Consulting LLC purchased a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Steph & Co. acquired a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the fourth quarter worth $33,000. Wealth Watch Advisors INC purchased a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric during the third quarter worth $33,000. Finally, Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the second quarter valued at $34,000. 74.30% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Emerson Electric

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.