Analysts Set Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) Price Target at $166.96

Shares of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) have received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-four ratings firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating and thirteen have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $167.3913.

Several analysts have issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Emerson Electric from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $157.00 price target for the company in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Daiwa Securities Group lowered their target price on Emerson Electric from $177.00 to $156.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on Emerson Electric from $169.00 to $179.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. HSBC lifted their price target on Emerson Electric from $170.00 to $180.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their price objective on Emerson Electric from $169.00 to $186.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 14th.

Insider Transactions at Emerson Electric

In other Emerson Electric news, CEO Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai sold 9,650 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $161.91, for a total value of $1,562,431.50. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 271,743 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $43,997,909.13. This trade represents a 3.43% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.23% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Emerson Electric

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Basso Capital Management L.P. bought a new position in Emerson Electric during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Allied Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Emerson Electric during the second quarter valued at approximately $27,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. bought a new position in shares of Emerson Electric during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC purchased a new stake in Emerson Electric in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Finally, Ares Financial Consulting LLC bought a new stake in Emerson Electric in the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. 74.30% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Emerson Electric Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of NYSE EMR opened at $157.58 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $88.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.48, a PEG ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 1.24. Emerson Electric has a one year low of $122.64 and a one year high of $166.35. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $148.70 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $143.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.90 and a quick ratio of 0.66.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.68 by $0.03. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 13.83% and a return on equity of 17.58%. The company had revenue of $4.87 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.80 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.52 EPS. The firm’s 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. As a group, analysts expect that Emerson Electric will post 6.56 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Emerson Electric Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.555 per share. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. Emerson Electric’s dividend payout ratio is currently 48.58%.

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.