Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) Reaches New 1-Year High Following Analyst Upgrade

Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high on Thursday after JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on the stock from $150.00 to $157.00. JPMorgan Chase & Co. currently has a neutral rating on the stock. Emerson Electric traded as high as $151.34 and last traded at $149.8820, with a volume of 231594 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $148.15.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the company. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Emerson Electric from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $155.00 to $153.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted 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 report on Wednesday, January 7th. UBS Group raised shares of Emerson Electric from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the company from $131.00 to $168.00 in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Daiwa Capital Markets boosted their price objective on 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 given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Emerson Electric presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $152.76.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 7,263 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $133.00, for a total transaction of $965,979.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 196,292 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,106,836. This represents a 3.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Emerson Electric

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Darwin Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Emerson Electric during the 2nd quarter valued at $29,000. Wealth Watch Advisors INC bought a new position in Emerson Electric during the third quarter worth about $33,000. Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the second quarter worth about $34,000. PFS Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 65.9% in the second quarter. PFS Partners LLC now owns 272 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares during the period. Finally, Traub Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Emerson Electric in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $37,000. Institutional investors own 74.30% of the company’s stock.

Emerson Electric Price Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of $84.05 billion, a PE ratio of 37.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.26. The business’s 50 day moving average is $135.41 and its two-hundred day moving average is $135.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a current ratio of 0.88.

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

Emerson Electric Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 14th were paid a $0.555 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 14th. This represents a $2.22 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. This is a boost from Emerson Electric’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio is currently 54.95%.

Emerson Electric declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, November 5th that permits the company to repurchase $0.00 in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the industrial products company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

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.