Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) Receives $167.83 Average Price Target from Analysts

Shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) have been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the twenty-four brokerages that are covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $167.8261.

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $174.00 to $182.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. KeyCorp lowered their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $185.00 to $170.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, July 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on Emerson Electric from $169.00 to $179.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their price target on Emerson Electric from $169.00 to $186.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 14th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a research report on Friday, July 31st.

Insider Transactions at Emerson Electric

In other Emerson Electric news, CEO Surendralal Karsanbhai sold 9,650 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 271,743 shares in the company, valued at $43,997,909.13. This represents a 3.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.23% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Emerson Electric

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EMR. Security National Bank of SO Dak acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $172,000. Anchor Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 2.5% in the second quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 32,196 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $4,609,000 after acquiring an additional 799 shares in the last quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 5.3% during the second quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 3,916 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $561,000 after acquiring an additional 196 shares during the period. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 16.5% in the second quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 35,733 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $5,115,000 after acquiring an additional 5,053 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tidal Investments LLC boosted its holdings in Emerson Electric by 12.4% in the second quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 112,536 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $16,110,000 after purchasing an additional 12,436 shares during the period. 74.30% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Emerson Electric Stock Performance

Shares of Emerson Electric stock opened at $151.72 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $84.98 billion, a PE ratio of 33.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a quick ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. Emerson Electric has a 52 week low of $122.64 and a 52 week high of $166.35. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $151.64 and its 200-day simple moving average is $143.41.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.68 by $0.03. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.58% and a net margin of 13.83%.The firm had revenue of $4.87 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.80 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.52 EPS. The company’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. Equities analysts forecast that Emerson Electric will post 6.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Emerson Electric Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 10th. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th were issued a dividend of $0.555 per share. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 14th. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 48.58%.

Emerson Electric Company Profile

Emerson Electric Co is a global technology and engineering company that provides automation, control and software solutions for industrial customers. Its offerings help organizations monitor, manage and optimize operations, improve safety and reliability, and reduce energy use and emissions across complex facilities and production environments.

The company’s portfolio includes process control systems, industrial software, measurement and analytical instruments, control valves, regulators, industrial computers and related automation technologies.