Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) Price Target Raised to $172.00 at Wolfe Research

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) had its price objective increased by stock analysts at Wolfe Research from $168.00 to $172.00 in a report issued on Thursday,MarketScreener reports. The firm currently has an “outperform” rating on the industrial products company’s stock. Wolfe Research’s price target suggests a potential upside of 16.32% from the company’s current price.

EMR has been the subject of several other reports. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of 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 reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $145.00 target price on shares of Emerson Electric in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. UBS Group raised Emerson Electric from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $131.00 to $168.00 in a research note on Monday, January 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $151.00 to $150.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, November 10th. Finally, Daiwa Capital Markets increased their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $153.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $152.35.

Emerson Electric Price Performance

Shares of EMR traded down $0.28 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $147.87. 3,013,065 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,144,982. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $134.68 and a 200 day simple moving average of $135.05. Emerson Electric has a fifty-two week low of $90.06 and a fifty-two week high of $151.34. The stock has a market capitalization of $83.15 billion, a PE ratio of 36.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a quick ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $1.62. The company had revenue of $4.86 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.91 billion. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 12.73% and a return on equity of 15.87%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.48 EPS. 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, research analysts predict that Emerson Electric will post 5.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, November 5th that authorizes the company to buyback $0.00 in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the industrial products company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally an indication that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 7,263 shares of Emerson Electric stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $133.00, for a total transaction of $965,979.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 196,292 shares in the company, valued at $26,106,836. This trade represents a 3.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.23% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Emerson Electric

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EMR. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in Emerson Electric by 74.1% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 11,392 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,412,000 after purchasing an additional 4,850 shares during the last quarter. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd acquired a new stake in Emerson Electric in the first quarter valued at $232,000. Caxton Associates LLP bought a new position in Emerson Electric during the 1st quarter valued at $275,000. Fermata Advisors LLC bought a new position in Emerson Electric during the 2nd quarter valued at $206,000. Finally, Goelzer Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in Emerson Electric by 2.0% during the 2nd quarter. Goelzer Investment Management Inc. now owns 7,806 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,041,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

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.