Barclays Lowers Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) Price Target to $140.00

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) had its target price cut by equities research analysts at Barclays from $145.00 to $140.00 in a research note issued on Wednesday,MarketScreener reports. The brokerage presently has an “equal weight” rating on the industrial products company’s stock. Barclays‘s target price indicates a potential upside of 5.57% from the company’s current price.

Several other analysts have also recently issued reports on EMR. Citigroup upped their target price on Emerson Electric from $165.00 to $174.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Oppenheimer reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Emerson Electric from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Evercore boosted their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $170.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Stephens increased their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Emerson Electric has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $163.43.

Emerson Electric Stock Up 1.2%

Shares of EMR stock traded up $1.59 on Wednesday, hitting $132.61. The stock had a trading volume of 898,853 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,443,465. Emerson Electric has a 12-month low of $90.06 and a 12-month high of $165.15. The stock has a market cap of $74.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.24. The business has a 50 day moving average of $143.69 and a 200 day moving average of $137.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.84 and a quick ratio of 0.62.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $1.46 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $4.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.37 billion. Emerson Electric had a return on equity of 17.25% and a net margin of 12.72%.The business’s revenue was up 4.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.38 earnings per share. Emerson Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.400-6.550 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.500-1.550 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Emerson Electric will post 5.96 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Emerson Electric

In other news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 5,700 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $142.32, for a total transaction of $811,224.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 281,393 shares in the company, valued at approximately $40,047,851.76. The trade was a 1.99% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, VP Nicholas J. Piazza sold 6,703 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.07, for a total transaction of $1,066,246.21. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 31,664 shares in the company, valued at $5,036,792.48. This represents a 17.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 13,879 shares of company stock worth $2,116,818 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Emerson Electric

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in EMR. Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker Inc. increased its holdings in Emerson Electric by 229.1% in the 4th quarter. Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker Inc. now owns 46,467 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $6,167,000 after acquiring an additional 32,346 shares in the last quarter. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd bought a new position in shares of Emerson Electric in the third quarter worth approximately $950,000. Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Emerson Electric in the third quarter worth $823,000. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 54,330,938 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $7,127,132,000 after purchasing an additional 201,040 shares during the period. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP lifted its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 74.4% during the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,286,755 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $171,563,000 after buying an additional 548,795 shares in the last quarter. 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.