Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) Stock Rating Upgraded by Sanford C. Bernstein

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) was upgraded by stock analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday,Zacks.com reports.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on EMR. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $140.00 to $144.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on shares of Emerson Electric in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. They issued a “buy” rating and a $175.00 price target on the stock. Wolfe Research decreased their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $176.00 to $169.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Daiwa Securities Group decreased their price target on shares of Emerson Electric from $177.00 to $156.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on shares of Emerson Electric from $150.00 to $157.00 in a research report on Friday, May 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $163.77.

Emerson Electric Price Performance

Shares of NYSE EMR opened at $137.16 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $76.82 billion, a PE ratio of 31.68, a PEG ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.25. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $139.29 and its 200-day moving average price is $140.35. Emerson Electric has a twelve month low of $122.64 and a twelve month high of $165.15. The company has a quick ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.54 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.53 by $0.01. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 13.35% and a return on equity of 17.18%. The firm had revenue of $4.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.59 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.48 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. Emerson Electric has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.450-6.550 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.650-1.700 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Emerson Electric will post 6.49 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Emerson Electric

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 54,909,180 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $7,287,546,000 after buying an additional 578,242 shares during the period. State Street Corp lifted its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 27,483,440 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,647,602,000 after buying an additional 541,887 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 13.1% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 19,941,844 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,612,780,000 after buying an additional 2,302,055 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 12,328,324 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,628,638,000 after buying an additional 76,488 shares during the period. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its stake in shares of Emerson Electric by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 10,840,109 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,438,699,000 after buying an additional 134,049 shares during the period. 74.30% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.